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

Caycho-Rodríguez T.; Valencia P.D.; Vilca L.W.; Cervigni M.; Gallegos M.; Martino P.; Barés I.; Calandra M.; Rey Anacona C.A.; López-Calle C.; Moreta-Herrera R.; Chacón-Andrade E.R.; Lobos-Rivera M.E.; del Carpio P.; Quintero Y.; Robles E.; Panza Lombardo M.; Gamarra Recalde O.; Buschiazzo Figares A.; White M.; Burgos Videla C. · Death Studies (2022) · DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1879318

Resumen

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.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada del Norte; Universidad Peruana Unión