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This study aimed to translate, adapt, and validate the VAGUS Insight into Psychosis Scale in Arabic for psychotic populations.

March 8, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Arabic validation of the VAGUS insight into psychosis scale among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia

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This study aimed to translate, adapt, and validate the VAGUS Insight into Psychosis Scale in Arabic for psychotic populations.
Conducted a cross-sectional study at the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Lebanon.
Included 121 inpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Utilized both clinician-rated (VAGUS-CR) and self-report (VAGUS-SR) versions of the VAGUS scale for assessment.
Performed principal component analysis and assessed reliability and validity.
The VAGUS-CR revealed a one-factor construct explaining 47.96% of the variance with a Cronbach's α of 0.668.
The VAGUS-SR identified a three-factor structure explaining 54.55% of the variance with a Cronbach's α of 0.636.
Test-retest reliability was good for both VAGUS-CR (ICC = 0.896) and VAGUS-SR (ICC = 0.920).
The inter-rater reliability for VAGUS-CR showed excellent agreement (ICC = 0.854).
Convergent validity indicated moderate correlations between both VAGUS scales and BIS total scores.

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A cross-sectional study validates the Arabic VAGUS scale for assessing insight in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia, indicating important tools for mental health evaluation.

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Jalkh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ada8a1bc08abd80d5bbca7 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-42930-0

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A cross-sectional study validates the Arabic VAGUS scale for assessing insight in Lebanese patients with schizophrenia, indicating important tools for mental health evaluation.

Arabic validation of the VAGUS insight into psychosis scale among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia

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Arabic validation of the VAGUS insight into psychosis scale among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia

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