Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to translate and validate the Beliefs about Psychological
Problems Inventory (Moraira, 2021) on a Clinical Population. The correlational research
design was conducted and sample was comprised of 615 individuals, aged 24-40 who
have been diagnosed with mild anxiety approached from outdoor psychiatric units in
Lahore through convenient sampling. The scale was translate through forward translation, back-translation and committee approach. For each step 3 bilingual experts belonging to
psychology field having at least 2 years of experience were approached. The sample size
was determined as per 10:1 criterion (Nunnally, 1978) . To test how well the measured
variables represent the number of constructs of translated Beliefs about Psychological
Problems Inventory (BAPPI) Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted as
statistical analysis. Cronbach’s alpha was used to assess internal consistency through
reliability analysis. For Convergent Validity “Opinion about Mental Illness”(OMI) scale
was administered (Struening & Cohen, 1963). In order to established discriminant
validity Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) was used. This scale
is considered to valid for clinical setting (Tennant et al., 2007). Throughout the study
ethical considerations were ensure informed consent, confidentiality, and participant
well-being. The finding of this research was to captures the individual's understanding
about their beliefs that are related to the psychological problems and gives understanding
on the basis 6 main theoretical approaches to mental health problems that includes
systemic, psycho dynamic, humanistic, biomedical, cognitive behavioral and Eclectic
about beliefs of psychological problems on Pakistani Popula
