Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in seven Latin American countries

  • Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
  • , Pablo D. Valencia
  • , Lindsey W. Vilca
  • , Mauricio Cervigni
  • , Miguel Gallegos
  • , Pablo Martino
  • , Ignacio Barés
  • , Manuel Calandra
  • , César Armando Rey Anacona
  • , Claudio López-Calle
  • , Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
  • , Edgardo René Chacón-Andrade
  • , Marlon Elías Lobos-Rivera
  • , Perla del Carpio
  • , Yazmín Quintero
  • , Erika Robles
  • , Macerlo Panza Lombardo
  • , Olivia Gamarra Recalde
  • , Andrés Buschiazzo Figares
  • , Michael White
  • Carmen Burgos Videla

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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.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)2003-2017
Number of pages15
JournalDeath Studies
Volume46
Issue number8
DOIs
StateIndexed - 2022
Externally publishedYes

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