Invariance of the COV19 - impact on quality of life (COV19-QoL) measurement in people who lost a loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic from four south American countries
The COV19 - Impact on Quality of Life (COV19-QoL) has been used as a measure of the perceived impact of COVID-19 on quality of life; however, little is known about its cross-cultural utility. The present study evaluated the measurement invariance of COV19-QoL in adult samples (N = 1034; Mage = 35.7 years; SD = 13.3 years; 68.3% women) from four South America countries (Ecuador, Colombia, Per? y Bolivia). The COV19-QoL unidimensional model fit indices were adequate in all the countries (CFI = 1.00, TLI = 0.99, SRMR = 0.02, RMSEA = 0.10). Both the alpha and omega indices had acceptable values ranging from 0.91 to 0.94 in all countries. Factorial invariance was evaluated using the alignment method, and invariance was obtained for the factorial weights (R2 = 1.00) and intercepts (R2 = 1.00), admitting the approximate invariance of COV19-QoL. The COV19-QoL can be recommended to meaningfully compare relationships between variables between groups and to compare latent means in four South American populations.
Authors
- Luis Hualparuca‐Olivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2026-3524)
- Daniel E. Yupanqui-Lorenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8977-2888)
- Andrés Camargo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4723-9310)
- Águeda Muñoz del Carpio Toia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-7314)
- Patricia Matos Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9624-5528)
- Héctor Sánchez Carlessi
- José Ventura‐León (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2996-4244)
- Mariel Delgado-Campusano
- Marion K. Schulmeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0707-0656)
- Jesús Ayala-Colqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-5401)
- Nicol A. Barria‐Asenjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-013X)
- Miguel Gallegos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-7833)
- Iván Barrios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6843-7685)
- Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4134-2421)
- Tomás Caycho‐Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-7570)
- Mario Reyes-Bossio
- Pablo D. Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-1805)
- Júlio Torales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-7036)
- Rodrigo Moreta‐Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-5927)
- Carlos Carbajal-León (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-2332)
- Lindsey W. Vilca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-9149)
- Carlos Reyes Romero
- Daniela Ferrufino-Borja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-5866)
Institutions
- Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (PE)
- Universidad de San Martín de Porres (PE)
- Universidad Científica del Sur (PE)
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (BO)
- Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina (CO)
- Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades (PE)
- Catholic University of Santa María (PE)
- Universidad Ricardo Palma (PE)
- Universidad de Ibagué (CO)
- Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (PE)
- Universidad de Los Lagos (CL)
- Universidad Nacional De Caaguazú (PY)
- Universidad Abierta (MX)
- Universidad Continental (PE)
- Universidad Señor de Sipán (PE)
- Private University of the North (PE)
- Universidad Nacional de Asunción (PY)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psihologija
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2298/psi240508023c
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00