Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in seven Latin American countries

Death Stud. 2022;46(8):2003-2017. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1879318. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in 7 Latin American countries (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay). The participants were 2944 people, selected through non-probability sampling for convenience, where the majority were women. Data collection occurred between 12 June and 14 September 2020. The results indicated that the model with two related factors presents a better fit to the data and has partial scalar invariance among the 7 countries. Differences in emotional and physiological reactions were observed between the countries.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Fear
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Latin America
  • Male
  • Mexico