TY - JOUR
T1 - When COVID-19 strikes mental health
T2 - a measurement analysis of reassurance seeking behavior scale in Peruvian population
AU - Manrique-Millones, Denisse
AU - García-Serna, Jackeline
AU - Castillo-Blanco, Ronald
AU - Fernández-Ríos, Nataly
AU - Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, Danny Alonso
AU - Parihuamán-Quinde, Geraldina Rebeca
AU - Villarreal-Zegarra, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Manrique-Millones, García-Serna, Castillo-Blanco, Fernández-Ríos, Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, Parihuamán-Quinde and Villarreal-Zegarra.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: The long-lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be overstated. To combat its dire consequences, some screening measures have been hastily developed and require robust verification to explore their adequacy across different groups. The present research study aimed to analyze measurement invariance by sociodemographic characteristics of the Coronavirus Reassurance Seeking Behavior Scale (CRSB) in Peruvian adults. Methods: A total of 661 participants completed The Coronavirus Reassurance Seeking Behavior Scale (CRSB), the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), and sociodemographic information a subgroup filled in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Reliability and measurement invariance across sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed. Likewise, associations with depression and dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety were examined. Results: Results showed that the single factor structure of the CRSB with correlated errors fitted the data adequately and the instrument was invariant across gender, age, and loss of a significant relative to COVID-19. In addition, significant associations with depressive symptoms and dysfunctional anxiety were found. Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that the Coronavirus Reassurance Seeking Behaviors Scale is invariant across different sociodemographic characteristics.
AB - Background: The long-lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be overstated. To combat its dire consequences, some screening measures have been hastily developed and require robust verification to explore their adequacy across different groups. The present research study aimed to analyze measurement invariance by sociodemographic characteristics of the Coronavirus Reassurance Seeking Behavior Scale (CRSB) in Peruvian adults. Methods: A total of 661 participants completed The Coronavirus Reassurance Seeking Behavior Scale (CRSB), the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), and sociodemographic information a subgroup filled in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Reliability and measurement invariance across sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed. Likewise, associations with depression and dysfunctional coronavirus anxiety were examined. Results: Results showed that the single factor structure of the CRSB with correlated errors fitted the data adequately and the instrument was invariant across gender, age, and loss of a significant relative to COVID-19. In addition, significant associations with depressive symptoms and dysfunctional anxiety were found. Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that the Coronavirus Reassurance Seeking Behaviors Scale is invariant across different sociodemographic characteristics.
KW - anxiety
KW - COVID-19
KW - depression
KW - measurement invariance
KW - Peru
KW - reassurance seeking behavior
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1132804
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1132804
M3 - Original Article
AN - SCOPUS:85159921534
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1132804
ER -
