Browsing by Author "Martino, Pablo"

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Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in seven Latin American countries
(2021) Caycho Rodríguez, Tomás; Valencia, Pablo D.; Vilca, Lindsey W.; Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro; Gallegos, Miguel; Martino, Pablo; Barés, Ignacio; Calandra, Manuel; Rey Anacona, César Armando; López Calle, Claudio Hernán; Moreta Herrera, Rodrigo; Chacón Andrade, Edgardo René; Lobos Rivera, Marlon Elías; Carpio Ovando, Perla Shiomara del; Quintero Hernández, Yazmín Alejandra; Robles Estrada, Erika; Panza Lombardo, Macerlo; Gamarra Recalde, Olivia; Buschiazzo Figares, Andrés; White, Michael; Burgos Videla, Carmen Gloria
The objective was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in 7 Latin American countries (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay). The participants were 2944 people, selected through non-probability sampling for convenience, where the majority were women. Data collection occurred between 12 June and 14 September 2020. The results indicated that the model with two related factors presents a better fit to the data and has partial scalar invariance among the 7 countries. Differences in emotional and physiological reactions were observed between the countries.
Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the purpose in life test - short form (PIL-SF) in seven Latin American countries
(2022) Gallegos, Miguel; Martino, Pablo; Caycho Rodríguez, Tomás; Rey Anacona, César Armando; Calandra, Manuel; Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro; Vilca Quiro, Lindsey; Carbajal León, Carlos; Burgos Videla, Carmen Gloria; White, Michael; Buschiazzo Figares, Andrés; Gamarra Recalde, Olivia; Panza Lombardo, Macerlo; Robles Estrada, Erika; Quintero Hernández, Yazmín Alejandra; Del Carpio, Perla; Lobos Rivera, Marlon Elías; Chacón Andrade, Edgardo René; Moreta Herrera, Carlos Rodrigo; López Calle, Claudio Hernán
The aim was to test the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the PIL-SF in a sample of people from seven Latin American countries. Additionally, the characteristics of the PIL-SF items were evaluated and to assess the relationship between purpose in life, as measured by the PIL-SF, and fear of COVID-19. A total of 4306 people from seven Latin American countries participated in the study. The results indicated that the PIL-SF is invariant in the seven participating countries and, therefore, there is evidence that the items reflect the purpose of life in the same way in all countries. This allows comparisons of purpose in life between countries that are free of bias, reflecting the true differences in how countries respond to items. From IRT, the discrimination parameters are adequate and indicate that the items cover a wide range of the purpose in life construct. The difficulty parameters are adequate and increase monotonically. This indicates that people would need a higher level of purpose in life to respond to the higher response categories. Thus, the PIL-SF items would be useful in determining people with a relatively high degree of purpose in life. Identifying people with different levels of purpose in life would allow them to be part of intervention programs, either to support those with low levels or to maintain and reinforce their purpose in life. The evidence of cross-country measurement invariance of the PIL-SF provides a measure to be used in cross-cultural studies about the meaning of life.
Is it possible to find a bifactor structure in the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S)? Psychometric evidence in an Ecuadorian sample
(2021) Moreta Herrera, Rodrigo; López Calle, Claudio Hernán; Caycho Rodríguez, Tomás; Cabezas Guerra, Christian; Gallegos, Miguel; Cervigni, Mauricio Alejandro; Martino, Pablo; Barés, Ignacio; Calandra, Manuel
The aim of the study was to evaluate the construct validity based on the internal structure, the relationship with other variables, and the internal consistency among items of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in a sample of 743 Ecuadorians. The findings confirm the presence of a bifactor structure, which includes a general factor and two specific factors: one emotional and the other physiological. The general factor, and the specific factors presented adequate levels of internal consistency. Finally, the FCV-19S showed a highly significant relationship with GAD-7 at the latent level. The scale has adequate psychometric properties for its application.