Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of Job Satisfaction Scale

Job satisfaction constitutes a central construct in industrial and organizational psychology because of its significant implications for employee well-being, organizational effectiveness, and workrelated behaviors. Despite its importance, the availability of psychometrically sound and culturally appropriate instruments for assessing job satisfaction in Arabic-speaking contexts remains limited. The present study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS; Warr et al., 1979) for use among Moroccan employees. A total of 831 employees from both public and private sectors participated in the study. The scale was translated into Arabic using a forwardtranslation procedure involving multiple bilingual experts and independent evaluations of item equivalence. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine the factorial structure and construct validity of the adapted instrument. The findings supported the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the JSS and provided evidence for its applicability within the Moroccan organizational context. The adapted scale constitutes a robust instrument for assessing employees’ job satisfaction and may facilitate future research and evidence-based human resource practices in Arabic-speaking work environments.