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    Urdu Translation and Adaptation of Beliefs About Psychological Problems Inventory (BAPPI)
    (Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2025) Aqsa Gulzar; SP23-RCP-004; Dr. Mahira Ahmad; LHR TP 9545
    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 Population.