Validation and reliability of a scale of threatening factors in crisis situations
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https://doi.org/10.59885/cienciaypsique.2023.v2n3.07Keywords:
COVID-19, threatening factors, crisis situations, validation, reliabilityAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic not only affected people’s physical health, but also gave rise to fears and anxieties regarding their own health and that of their family members, as well as the possibility of losing their jobs, among other family problems. This led the authors of this research to develop a scale of threatening factors in crisis situations. In order to determine the psychometric properties of this scale, it was applied virtually to 581 people (211 men and 389 women; average age: 31.7 years), residing in various regions of Peru. Four factors were identified in the scale: helplessness (7 items), future economic consequences (3 items), family problems (3 items) and health problems (3 items). The alpha coefficients for these factors ranged from .63 (factor 4) to .80 (factor 1). The results obtained allow us to affirm that the scale of threatening factors in crisis situations can be used in future research work in the areas of clinical and social psychology.
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