Cross-cultural validation of the new version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in twelve Latin American countries
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Authors
Caycho-Rodríguez, TomásValencia, Pablo D.
Vilca, Lindsey W.
Carbajal-León, Carlos
Vivanco-Vidal, Andrea
Saroli-Araníbar, Daniela
Reyes-Bossio, Mario
White, Michel
Rojas-Jara, Claudio
Polanco-Carrasco, Roberto
Gallegos, Miguel
Cervigni, Mauricio
Martino, Pablo
Palacios, Diego Alejandro
Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo
Samaniego-Pinho, Antonio
Lobos-Rivera, Marlon Elías
Figares, Andrés Buschiazzo
Puerta-Cortés, Diana Ximena
Corrales-Reyes, Ibraín Enrique
Calderón, Raymundo
Tapia, Bismarck Pinto
Ferrari, Ilka Franco
Flores-Mendoza, Carmen
Issue Date
2022-01-01
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Current PsychologyDOI
10.1007/s12144-021-02563-0Additional Links
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-02563-0Abstract
The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) was recently developed to assess dysfunctional anxiety related to COVID-19. Although different studies reported that the CAS is psychometrically sound, it is unclear whether it is invariant across countries. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the measurement invariance of the CAS in twelve Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay). A total of 5196 people participated, with a mean age of 34.06 (SD = 26.54). Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the measurement invariance of the CAS across countries and gender. Additionally, the graded response model (GRM) was used to provide a global representation of the representativeness of the scale with respect to the COVID-19 dysfunctional anxiety construct. The unidimensional structure of the five-item CAS was not confirmed in all countries. Therefore, it was suggested that a four-item model of the CAS (CAS-4) provides a better fit across the twelve countries and reliable scores. Multigroup CFA showed that the CAS-4 exhibits scalar invariance across all twelve countries and all genders. In addition, the CAS-4 items are more informative at average and high levels of COVID-19 dysfunctional anxiety than at lower levels. According to the results, the CAS-4 is an instrument with strong cross-cultural validity and is suitable for cross-cultural comparisons of COVID-19 dysfunctional anxiety symptoms in the general population of the twelve Latin American countries evaluated.Type
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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engISSN
10461310EISSN
19364733ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s12144-021-02563-0
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