Propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de Ansiedad Social para Adultos (CASO) en población Dominicana

  1. Zoilo Emilio García-Batista 1
  2. Kiero Guerra-Peña 1
  3. Antonio Cano-Vindel 2
  4. Lucas Lapuente 3
  5. Leonardo A. Medrano 3
  1. 1 Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
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    Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

    Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana

    ROR https://ror.org/02m457w49

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  3. 3 Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21
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    Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21

    Córdoba, Argentina

    ROR https://ror.org/01y3yr807

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Journal:
Ansiedad y estrés

ISSN: 1134-7937

Year of publication: 2023

Volume: 29

Issue: 2

Pages: 101-106

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5093/ANYES2023A12 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Social anxiety disorder is a mental illness characterized by marked and persistent fear of one or more social situations. The Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults (CASO) involves items elaborated from characteristic social situations of the Ibero-American context. For this reason, the main objective of this study is to analyze the psychometric properties of this instrument for the Dominican population. A non-probabilistically selected sample was used, made up of 600 people from the general population of the Dominican Republic. Of the total, 245 were men (40.8%) and 355 women (59.2%). The mean age was 29.21 (SD = 11.16). Different models were contrasted using AFC. Based on the results obtained, it can be affirmed that the pentafactorial structure is the one that presents the best fit indices. The analyzes referring to the internal consistency of the 5 factors showed satisfactory results that meet the criteria established by international psychometric regulations regarding the homogeneity of the content of the items. No differences were found in CASE scores between men and women. When jointly considering the results obtained, it can be affirmed that the psychometric properties of the CASO scores are satisfactory for use in the Dominican population.

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