Examining the psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD7) among Ecuadorian university students
The purpose of this study was to establish the validity of the 7item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD7) among university students in Ecuador. This study employed instrumental methodology, drawing on Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). The sample consisted of 623 coll...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10256/26983 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10256/26983 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ansietat -- Equador Psicometria Anxiety -- Ecuador Psychometrics |
| Sumario: | The purpose of this study was to establish the validity of the 7item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD7) among university students in Ecuador. This study employed instrumental methodology, drawing on Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). The sample consisted of 623 college students aged 18 to 38 (M = 20; SD = 2.4), of whom 59.6% were women and 39.4% were men. These students came from three universities in Ambato (Ecuador), with the majority (86.9%) attending private institutions. As results, it was confirmed that the GAD7 has a unidimensional structure, high internal consistency, and convergent validity with a measure of pathological worry. Additionally, the scale demonstrated measurement equivalence across sex and the items exhibited appropriate discrimination and difficulty parameters. Finally, the GAD7 is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing anxiety among university students in Ecuador |
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