Title
Factorial Validity, Reliability, Measurement Invariance and the Graded Response Model for the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale in a Sample of Ecuadorians
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Moreta-Herrera R.
Salinas A.
Jiménez-Borja M.
Gavilanes-Gómez D.
Jiménez-Mosquera C.J.
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Inc.
Abstract
The aims of the research are to evaluate the factorial validity, internal consistency, measurement invariance, discrimination, and difficulty of the Covid-19 Anxiety Scale (CAS) applied to a sample of Ecuadorian adults (N = 451). The study is based on an instrumental design with Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) technics. The results confirmed the validity of the CAS single-factor structure, with measurement invariance across gender and high internal consistency. Additionally, all CAS items displayed adequate discrimination indexes and proper ordering of the difficulty thresholds. In a conclusion, the CAS is a valid measurement scale for Ecuadorian adults.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Estadísticas, Probabilidad
Psicología (incluye terapias de aprendizaje, habla, visual y otras discapacidades físicas y mentales)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85134603121
Source
Omega (United States)
ISSN of the container
00302228
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus