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Este trabalho objetivou avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da escala Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) em uma amostra não clínica brasileira. Para tanto, foi realizada Análise Fatorial Confirmatória e de invariância de medida, assim como investigada evidências de fidedignidade e de validade baseada na relação com outras variáveis. Além disso, rastreou-se os níveis de ansiedade no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19 e verificou-se a relação com o sexo e a escolaridade da amostra. Participaram 4805 pessoas, de ambos os sexos e de todas as regiões do país, com idade média de aproximadamente 30 anos. Os resultados evidenciaram unidimensionalidade da GAD-7 e sua invariância de medida entre indivíduos com diferentes níveis de escolaridade e sexo. Os participantes apresentaram, em sua maioria, nível moderado e severo de ansiedade. Observou-se que o sexo feminino e menor nível de escolaridade aumentaram as chances de apresentar sintomatologia ansiosa significativa
This paper aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) in a Brazilian non-clinical sample. To this end, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis and measurement invariance were performed, as well as investigating evidence of reliability and validity based on the relationship with other variables. In addition, anxiety levels were tracked in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationship with sociodemographic characteristics was verified. 4805 people participated, of both sexes and from all regions of the country, with an average age of 31.3 years (SD = 11.91). The results showed onedimensionality of GAD-7 and its measurement equivalence between individuals with different levels of education and sex. The scale showed validity converging with the Questionnaire on Patient Health. Most of the participants had a moderate and severe level of anxiety. It was observed that the female gender and lower education level increased the chances of significant anxious symptoms
Este trabajo evaluó las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada (GAD-7) en una muestra brasileña no clínica. Se realizó un Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio e invarianza de medida, y se investigó evidencias de confiabilidad y validez en base a la relación con otras variables. Además, se rastreó los niveles de ansiedad en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19 y se verificó su relación con las variables sociodemográficas. Participaron 4805 personas, de ambos sexos y de todas las regiones del país, con una edad media de 31,3 años (DE = 11,91). Los resultados mostraron unidimensionalidad de GAD-7 y su equivalencia de medida entre individuos con diferentes niveles de educación y sexo. La escala mostró validez convergente con el Cuestionario de Salud del Paciente. La mayoría de la muestra presentaba un nivel de ansiedad moderado y severo. Se observó que el sexo femenino y el menor nivel educativo aumentaron las posibilidades de presentar síntomas ansiosos
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BACKGROUND: One of the most significant human qualities is the ability to develop, implement, and flexibly maintain planned behaviour in order to achieve one's goals. Self-regulation has become a relatively well-researched area in the field of psychology and pedagogy. However, empirically valid and reliable instrument is still missing across European context. The primary goal of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Czech version of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-CZ) among adult learners from Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the SRQ-CZ validated in the Czech educational context in a multi-cultural sample. METHODS: A total of 1711 adult learners from European countries including Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic completed the SRQ-CZ. The first step to reviewing the validity of the SRQ-CZ included testing face validity. Furthermore, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on half the sample and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the other half. Measurement invariance was conducted across gender, age, and country followed by the evaluation of the reliability of the final instrument. RESULTS: EFA showed that a three-factor structure best fit the data. The originally proposed Impulse Control and Self-Direction are merged into one distinct factor, while Decision Making and Goal Orientation comprise the other two. Goodness-of-fit statistics yielded from CFA showed a good fit for the model, introducing a reliable and measurement invariant instrument. CONCLUSION: The present study used a diverse multi-cultural sample to explore the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the SRQ-CZ. A three-factor model was obtained as the result of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Further analysis aiming at measurement invariance, comparing the sample according to gender, age, and country, led to satisfactory results. The only exception was a lack of model fit in the case of Serbia. Although further psychometric evaluation of the SRQ-CZ is still needed, the presented results constitute significant findings, confirming instrument validity and utility as a measure of generalized self-regulation capacity across adult learners in European educational context.
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Objective: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory - Second Edition (BDI-II) in a sample of adults. Specifically, we evaluated the BDI-II based on confirmatory factor analysis of different measurement models, and compared the optimal factor structure of the BDI-II by gender using measurement invariance analysis. Method: A cross-sectional survey with 717 community-dwelling adults was conducted. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the BDI-II was administered. Seven different models (one-, two-, three-factor models and their bifactor structures) were tested through CFA. CFA and multigroup analysis were executed with the software MPLUS (Weighted Least Squares Estimator - WLSMV). Results: Four bifactor models reached acceptable fit indices. A bifactor model with two specific factors (Cognitive-Affective, and Somatic-Affective) provided the best fit to the data. The multigroup analysis of this model demonstrated invariance by gender. Conclusions: Our findings support the use of the total BDI-II score to identify depressive symptoms, including gender comparisons. Since a bifactor structure fit the data better, the scores of the specific factors should not be used as the first choice, or at least should be used with caution. The analysis of the severity of depression, based on a total score, seems to be the most appropriate option.
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BACKGROUND: Monitoring recovery-stress balance in sport is becoming more relevant to prevent training maladaptation and reach the optimal performance for each athlete. The use of questionnaires that identify the athlete's recovery-stress state have much acceptance in sports due to reliability and useful, furthermore for its low cost. Identifying possible differences between sport modalities and sex is important to determine specific needs and possible intervention ways to keep a recovery-stress balance. The aim was to analyze the differences in the recovery-stress state and mood states by sex and sport type during the competitive phase in young Mexican athletes. As a secondary objective, the psychometric properties of the Mexican version of the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport) were analyzed. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried on with 461 athletes (61% women and 39% men), 17.95 (±1.2) years old, from six sports disciplines. The RESTQ-Sport and Profile of Mood States (POMS) were applied in a single moment. Differences by sex and sports modality were analyzed. RESTQ-Sport's confirmatory factor analysis was performed after the stress and recovery theoretical structure of two stress (general and sport) and two recovery (general and sport) dimensions, and last, the concurrent validation with the POMS was carried on. RESULTS: Significant differences by sex were found in the General Recovery and Sport Stress dimensions of the RESTQ-Sport as well as Vigor factor of the POMS, being higher for men; furthermore, both the Sport Recovery dimension of RESTQ-Sport and Cholera and the Fatigue and Depression factors from POMS also had differences by sport type, showing a less recovery and high stress for individual sport athletes. Goodness-of-fit indexes of the model for the RESTQ-Sport were acceptable. Pearson's correlation between questionnaires was moderate (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The recovery-stress state shows differences in the function of sex and sport modality. More special attention is suggested for women and individual sport athletes. The higher punctuation for men compared with women in sport stress dimension did not negatively affect the recovery-stress balance for male athletes. Finally, the Mexican context adaptation of the RESTQ-Sport provides a psychometric instrument suitable to assess the recovery-stress balance in Mexican athletes.