Cross-Cultural Validation of the Malaysian Mood Scale and Tests of Between-Group Mood Differences

Philip Chun Foong Lew (), Renée L. Parsons-Smith, Andrea Lamont-Mills and Peter C. Terry
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Philip Chun Foong Lew: Sport Performance Division, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
Renée L. Parsons-Smith: School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Andrea Lamont-Mills: Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia
Peter C. Terry: Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-24

Abstract: Mood measures have been shown to have utility for monitoring risks to mental health and to predict performance among athletes. To facilitate use in a Malaysian context, we tested a Malay-language version of the 24-item Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), referred to as the Malaysian Mood Scale (MASMS). Following a thorough translation–back-translation process, the 24-item MASMS was administered to 4923 Malay-speaking respondents (2706 males, 2217 females; 2559 athletes, 2364 non-athletes), ranging in age from 17 to 75 years ( M = 28.2 years, SD = 9.4 years). Confirmatory factor analysis supported the six-factor MASMS measurement model (CFI = 0.950, TLI = 0.940, RMSEA = 0.056 [CI 0.055, 0.058]). Convergent and divergent validity of the MASMS were supported via relationships with depression, anxiety, and stress measures. Significant differences in mood scores were found between athletes and non-athletes, males and females, and younger and older participants. Tables of normative data and profile sheets for specific groups were generated. We propose that the MASMS is a valid measure that can be used to monitor mental health status among athletes and non-athletes and that facilitates future mood-related research in Malaysia.

Keywords: BRUMS; MASMS; Malaysia; sport; athlete; mood; cross-cultural; translation; validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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