Cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the seven item general anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7) in college students of six countries of Latin American
The 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.
Authors
- Marlon Elías Lobos-Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7995-6122)
- Esteban Moreno-Montero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-9417)
- Claudio Rojas-Jara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1698-6949)
- Renzo Gismondi Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-0265)
- Xavier Oriol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7130-7729)
- Antonio Samaniego-Pinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4178-6639)
- Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4134-2421)
- José Antonio Rodas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-0238)
- Maribel Vega-Arce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8251-3058)
- Rodrigo Moreta‐Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-5927)
- Daniela Ferrufino-Borja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-5866)
- Marcelo Buenahora-Bernal
Institutions
- Universitat de Girona (ES)
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (EC)
- Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (BO)
- Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador (SV)
- Universidad de Ibagué (CO)
- Universidad Nacional de Asunción (PY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.188
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.59