Fear and concern about the outbreak of a world war: validation of an instrument in eight Latin American countries (Third World War scale)

Christian R. MejíaRenzo Felipe Carranza EstebanÓscar Mamani-BenitoTelmo Raul Aveiro‐RóbaloElvira G. Zamora-HuaringaLeonel Vega-UsecheValeria J. Padilla-FDeisy P Almada-LesmoJorge Andrés Castrillón-LozanoAlan A Martínez-Bourdier2026-03-222026-03-22202510.1186/s40359-025-02622-2https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02622-2https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/53649Citaciones: 1The final instrument with seven questions allows to measure adequately general fear (factor 1), and physical and mental repercussions due to the possibility of the outbreak of a world war (factor 2).enPsychologyLatin AmericansWorld War IIScale (ratio)First world warSocial psychologyFear and concern about the outbreak of a world war: validation of an instrument in eight Latin American countries (Third World War scale)article