Measurement invariance of the GAD-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale in a Mexican general population sample

Measurement invariance of the GAD-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale in a Mexican general population sample

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the measurement of invariance by sex, age, and educational level of an online version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale in a five-item version (GAD-5). Configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance were evaluated using data from 79,473...

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Main Authors: Claudia I. Astudillo-García, Fernando Austria-Corrales, Leonor Rivera-Rivera, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, José Alberto Gómez-García, Marina Séris-Martinez, Alberto Jiménez-Tapia, Rebeca Robles, Silvia Morales-Chainé, Alejandra López-Montoya, Corina Cuevas-Renaud, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD)
measurement invariance
multiple-group analysis
factor analysis
statistical
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.973134/full

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