Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in seven Latin American countries
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- Pablo D. Valencia,
- Lindsey W. Vilca,
- Mauricio Cervigni,
- Miguel Gallegos,
- Pablo Martino
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala,
- Universidad Peruana Union,
- Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC) – CONICET,
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
- Universidad Católica del Maule
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Pages 2003-2017 (15 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Death Studies (Volume 46, Issue 8)Publication milestones
- Published - 2022
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Published - 2022
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0748-1187Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85101022154
- PubMed: 33560185
Abstract
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.
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