Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population
Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale to measure anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 in a sample of the Argentine population. Method: A non-randomized sample of 1098 subjects residing in different provinces of the A...
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| description | Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale to measure anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 in a sample of the Argentine population. Method: A non-randomized sample of 1098 subjects residing in different provinces of the Argentine Republic was used. The average age was 36.68 (SD = 14.34, Min = 18, Max = 83), 78.1% were women and 21.9% were men. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, instrumental study was designed. The epistemological basis used was classical psychometry. Results: Psychometric analyses reported that the scale has a one-dimensional structure with adequate reliability and validity (Ω = .93). The items met expected values for their discrimination, which showed that the instrument can distinguish between people with presence or absence of anxiety symptoms associated with Sars-Cov-2. The cut-off point for symptomatic identification was ≥ 10. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms by coronavirus was 22.4%. Conclusions: It can be concluded that this scale has an adequate format for its use in the Argentinean population in the context of coronavirus pandemic and its basic psychometric analysis indicated a good general performance of its measures, which allows identifying the presence or absence of anxiety symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07921f3ddcea416290ba6a1d29059ebd2025-02-03T07:12:51ZengInstituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPSInteracciones2411-59402413-44652021-03-017e19210.24016/2020.v7.192Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean PopulationLeandro Eidman0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-4773Julieta Arbizu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2202-747XAgustín Marturet2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-8201Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, Chaco, Argentina; Red de Psicólogos Especializados en Catástrofes Argentina, Chaco, Argentina.Red de Psicólogos Especializados en Catástrofes Argentina, Chaco, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina.Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, Chaco, Argentina; Red de Psicólogos Especializados en Catástrofes Argentina, Chaco, Argentina.Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale to measure anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 in a sample of the Argentine population. Method: A non-randomized sample of 1098 subjects residing in different provinces of the Argentine Republic was used. The average age was 36.68 (SD = 14.34, Min = 18, Max = 83), 78.1% were women and 21.9% were men. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, instrumental study was designed. The epistemological basis used was classical psychometry. Results: Psychometric analyses reported that the scale has a one-dimensional structure with adequate reliability and validity (Ω = .93). The items met expected values for their discrimination, which showed that the instrument can distinguish between people with presence or absence of anxiety symptoms associated with Sars-Cov-2. The cut-off point for symptomatic identification was ≥ 10. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms by coronavirus was 22.4%. Conclusions: It can be concluded that this scale has an adequate format for its use in the Argentinean population in the context of coronavirus pandemic and its basic psychometric analysis indicated a good general performance of its measures, which allows identifying the presence or absence of anxiety symptoms.https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/192coronavirusanxietyargentinean adaptationpsychometric propertiesvalidity |
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| title | Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population |
| title_full | Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population |
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| title_short | Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population |
| title_sort | psychometric analysis of the coronavirus anxiety scale in argentinean population |
| topic | coronavirus anxiety argentinean adaptation psychometric properties validity |
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