Measuring Meaningful Work in the Arabic Context: A Validation and Network Analysis of the Work and Meaning Inventory [Data, Code, and Documentation]

The study validates the Arabic version of the Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI) in a sample of 351 Algerian public sector workers, marking the first psychometric and network analysis of the scale in an Arabic-speaking, Muslim-majority, collectivist context. It employs confirmatory factor analysis with robust maximum likelihood estimation, reliability and validity assessments, multi-group invariance testing across gender and age, and EBICglasso network modeling to examine item interconnectivity and centrality. The research advances cross-cultural positive psychology by offering a culturally adapted tool for assessing meaningful work and its implications for well-being in non-Western settings.