Tested the contruct validity of an Arabic translation of the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ-I, H. W. Marsh, 1988) and its variance across gender in the Arab culture where the socialization and treatment of males is different than that of females. 302 male and 264 female 5th, 6th, and 8th graders from 6 public schools in the United Arab Emirates completed an Arabic translation of the SDQ-I. The covariance analysis supported a 7-factor model for males and females. The number of factors and the pattern of factor loading and uniqueness were invariant across genders. Arab females made a better distinction of their worthiness in different areas than did the males. A model with 2 higher-order factors was found to be better than models with 1 or 3 higher-order factors. Coefficients alpha for the subscales ranged from .74-.94 for females and .76-.93 for males.