Cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the seven item general anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7) in college students of six countries of Latin American

Esteban Moreno-MonteroRodrigo Moreta‐HerreraJosé A. RodasXavier OriolDiana Ximena Puerta-CortésDaniela Ferrufino-BorjaRenzo Gismondi DiazMarlon Elías Lobos-RiveraAntonio Samaniego-PinhoMarcelo Buenahora-Bernal2026-03-222026-03-22202510.1016/j.jad.2025.03.188https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.188https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44038Citaciones: 4The GAD-7 is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing generalised anxiety in university students from Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Paraguay. Nationality does not introduce variability in the measure, supporting its cross-cultural applicability.enGeneralized anxiety disorderEquivalence (formal languages)Latin AmericansPsychologyClinical psychologyAnxietyScale (ratio)PsychiatryCross-cultural measurement equivalence of the seven item general anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7) in college students of six countries of Latin Americanarticle