Cross-cultural validation of the new version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in twelve Latin American countries.

ABSTRACT: 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 representativene

SUBMITTER: Caycho-Rodriguez T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8765828 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature