The purpose of this study was to assess the validity and reliability o
f an Arabic version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile instrume
nt in Jordan, whose society and culture differ from that of North Amer
ica, where the instrument was developed. The instrument was translated
into Arabic, back-translated, and pilot tested to ascertain cultural
sensitivity. The Arabic version was then evaluated using a convenience
sample of 950 adults in the northern part of Jordan using a principal
components factor analysis. The order of factors was not entirely ide
ntical to those isolated previously during the psychometric assessment
of the English language version. Only the structure of three factors-
self-actualization, health responsibility-and exercise were the same a
s those obtained in the English version. The forced, six factor soluti
on explained only 39.3% of the variance in the measure. The alpha reli
ability coefficients were 0.89 for the total scale and ranged from 0.8
5 to 0.60 for the subscales. It was concluded that the Arabic version
of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile has demonstrated initial rel
iability and validity. Further testing is recommended.