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

CAYCHO-RODRÍGUEZ, TOMÁS; VALENCIA, PABLO D.; VILCA, LINDSEY W.; CERVIGNI, MAURICIO; GALLEGOS, MIGUEL; MARTINO, PABLO; BARÉS, IGNACIO; CALANDRA, MANUEL; REY ANACONA, CÉSAR ARMANDO; LÓPEZ-CALLE, CLAUDIO; MORETA-HERRERA, RODRIGO; CHACÓN-ANDRADE, EDGARDO RENÉ; LOBOS-RIVERA, MARLON ELÍAS; DEL CARPIO, PERLA; QUINTERO, YAZMÍN; ROBLES, ERIKA; PANZA LOMBARDO, MACERLO; GAMARRA RECALDE, OLIVIA; BUSCHIAZZO FIGARES, ANDRÉS; WHITE, MICHAEL; BURGOS VIDELA, CARMEN

Death Studies

Routledge

Año: 2021

0748-1187

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.