TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-Cultural Validation of a New Version in Spanish of Four Items of the Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Scale (PCIBS) in Twelve Latin American Countries
AU - Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás
AU - Vilca, Lindsey W.
AU - Valencia, Pablo D.
AU - Carbajal-León, Carlos
AU - Vivanco-Vidal, Andrea
AU - Saroli-Araníbar, Daniela
AU - Reyes-Bossio, Mario
AU - White, Michel
AU - Rojas-Jara, Claudio
AU - Polanco-Carrasco, Roberto
AU - Gallegos, Miguel
AU - Cervigni, Mauricio
AU - Martino, Pablo
AU - Palacios, Diego Alejandro
AU - Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo
AU - Samaniego-Pinho, Antonio
AU - Lobos-Rivera, Marlon Elías
AU - Ferrari, Ilka Franco
AU - Flores-Mendoza, Carmen
AU - Figares, Andrés Buschiazzo
AU - Puerta-Cortés, Diana Ximena
AU - Corrales-Reyes, Ibraín Enrique
AU - Calderón, Raymundo
AU - Tapia, Bismarck Pinto
AU - Gallegos, Walter L.Arias
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 Caycho-Rodríguez, Vilca, Valencia, Carbajal-León, Vivanco-Vidal, Saroli-Araníbar, Reyes-Bossio, White, Rojas-Jara, Polanco-Carrasco, Gallegos, Cervigni, Martino, Palacios, Moreta-Herrera, Samaniego-Pinho, Lobos-Rivera, Ferrari, Flores-Mendoza, Figares, Puerta-Cortés, Corrales-Reyes, Calderón, Tapia and Gallegos.
PY - 2021/11/16
Y1 - 2021/11/16
N2 - The invariance of the Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Scale (PCIBS) was evaluated in 12 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay). A total of 5183 people from the aforementioned countries participated, selected using the snowball sampling method. Measurement invariance was assessed by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) and Multi-Group Factor Analysis Alignment (CFA-MIAL). In addition, item characteristics were assessed based on Item Response Theory. The results indicate that the original five-item version of the PCIBS is not adequate; whereas a four-item version of the PCIBS (PCIBS-4) showed a good fit in all countries. Thus, using the MG-CFA method, the PCIBS-4 achieved metric invariance, while the CFA-MIAL method indicated that the PCIBS-4 shows metric and scalar invariance. Likewise, the four items present increasing difficulties and high values in the discrimination parameters. The comparison of means of the PCIBS-4 reported irrelevant differences between countries; however, Mexico and Peru presented the highest frequency of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19. It is concluded that the PCIBS-4 is a unidimensional self-report measure which is reliable and invariant across the twelve participating Latin American countries. It is expected that the findings will be of interest to social and health scientists, as well as those professionals directly involved in public health decision making.
AB - The invariance of the Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Scale (PCIBS) was evaluated in 12 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay). A total of 5183 people from the aforementioned countries participated, selected using the snowball sampling method. Measurement invariance was assessed by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) and Multi-Group Factor Analysis Alignment (CFA-MIAL). In addition, item characteristics were assessed based on Item Response Theory. The results indicate that the original five-item version of the PCIBS is not adequate; whereas a four-item version of the PCIBS (PCIBS-4) showed a good fit in all countries. Thus, using the MG-CFA method, the PCIBS-4 achieved metric invariance, while the CFA-MIAL method indicated that the PCIBS-4 shows metric and scalar invariance. Likewise, the four items present increasing difficulties and high values in the discrimination parameters. The comparison of means of the PCIBS-4 reported irrelevant differences between countries; however, Mexico and Peru presented the highest frequency of preventive behaviors related to COVID-19. It is concluded that the PCIBS-4 is a unidimensional self-report measure which is reliable and invariant across the twelve participating Latin American countries. It is expected that the findings will be of interest to social and health scientists, as well as those professionals directly involved in public health decision making.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Latin America
KW - countries
KW - invariance
KW - preventive behaviors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120738803&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.763993
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.763993
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120738803
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 12
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 763993
ER -