Browsing by Autor "Andrea Vivanco-Vidal"

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COVID-19 Bereavement in Ten Latin American Countries: Measurement Invariance of the Pandemic Grief Scale and Its Relation to Suicidal Ideation
(SAGE Publishing, 2021) Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez; Pablo D. Valencia; Lindsey W. Vilca; Sherman A. Lee; Carlos Carbajal‐León; Andrea Vivanco-Vidal; Daniela Saroli-Araníbar; Mario Reyes-Bossio; Michaël White; Claudio Rojas-Jara
The present study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) in ten Latin American countries. A total of 2,321 people who had lost a family member or other loved one due to COVID-19 participated, with a mean age of 34.22 years old (SD = 11.99). In addition to the PGS, a single item of suicidal ideation was applied. The unidimensional model of the PGS had adequate fit in most countries and good reliability estimates. There was evidence of measurement invariance by country and gender. Also, a one-point increase in the PGS was associated with an almost twofold increase in the odds of suicidal ideation. Scores greater than or equal to 4 on the PGS are proposed as a cut off to identify individuals with suicidal ideation. Strong evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the PGS is provided.
Cross-Cultural Validation of a New Version in Spanish of Four Items of the Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Scale (PCIBS) in Twelve Latin American Countries
(Frontiers Media, 2021) Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez; Lindsey W. Vilca; Pablo D. Valencia; Carlos Carbajal‐León; Andrea Vivanco-Vidal; Daniela Saroli-Araníbar; Mario Reyes-Bossio; Michaël White; Claudio Rojas-Jara; Roberto Polanco-Carrasco
The invariance of the Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Scale (PCIBS) was evaluated in 12 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay). A total of 5183 people from the aforementioned countries participated, selected using the snowball sampling method. Measurement invariance was assessed by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) and Multi-Group Factor Analysis Alignment (CFA-MIAL). In addition, item characteristics were assessed based on Item Response Theory. The results indicate that the original five-item version of the PCIBS is not adequate; whereas a four-item version of the PCIBS (PCIBS-4) showed a good fit in all countries. Thus, using the MG-CFA method, the PCIBS-4 achieved metric invariance, while the CFA-MIAL method indicated that the PCIBS-4 shows metric and scalar invariance. Likewise, the four items present increasing difficulties and high values in the discrimination parameters. The comparison of means of the PCIBS-4 reported irrelevant differences between countries; however, Mexico and Peru presented the highest frequency of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19. It is concluded that the PCIBS-4 is a unidimensional self-report measure which is reliable and invariant across the twelve participating Latin American countries. It is expected that the findings will be of interest to social and health scientists, as well as those professionals directly involved in public health decision making.
Cross-cultural validation of the new version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in twelve Latin American countries
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2022) Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez; Pablo D. Valencia; Lindsey W. Vilca; Carlos Carbajal‐León; Andrea Vivanco-Vidal; Daniela Saroli-Araníbar; Mario Reyes-Bossio; Michaël White; Claudio Rojas-Jara; Roberto Polanco-Carrasco
Prevalence and Predictors of Intention to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 in Thirteen Latin American and Caribbean Countries
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2022) Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez; Pablo D. Valencia; Lindsey W. Vilca; Carlos Carbajal‐León; Andrea Vivanco-Vidal; Daniela Saroli-Araníbar; Mario Reyes-Bossio; Michaël White; Claudio Rojas-Jara; Roberto Polanco-Carrasco