Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale

Introduction: COVID-19 has generated great repercussions for the population globally; millions of deaths have been reported worldwide. The idea of death is especially exacerbated when there are close to death experiences that remind us how close we are to fatality. This is why it is important to mea...

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Autores principales: Mejia, Christian R., Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo Raúl, Garlisi-Torales, Luciana D., Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe, Mamani Benito, Oscar Javier, Vilela-Estrada, Martín A., Serna-Alarcón, Víctor, Jaramillo-Aguilar, Damary S., Rojas-Roa, Javiera L.
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author Mejia, Christian R.
Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo Raúl
Garlisi-Torales, Luciana D.
Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe
Mamani Benito, Oscar Javier
Vilela-Estrada, Martín A.
Serna-Alarcón, Víctor
Jaramillo-Aguilar, Damary S.
Rojas-Roa, Javiera L.
author_browse Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo Raúl
Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe
Garlisi-Torales, Luciana D.
Jaramillo-Aguilar, Damary S.
Mamani Benito, Oscar Javier
Mejia, Christian R.
Rojas-Roa, Javiera L.
Serna-Alarcón, Víctor
Vilela-Estrada, Martín A.
author_facet Mejia, Christian R.
Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo Raúl
Garlisi-Torales, Luciana D.
Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe
Mamani Benito, Oscar Javier
Vilela-Estrada, Martín A.
Serna-Alarcón, Víctor
Jaramillo-Aguilar, Damary S.
Rojas-Roa, Javiera L.
author_sort Mejia, Christian R.
collection Producción científica
description Introduction: COVID-19 has generated great repercussions for the population globally; millions of deaths have been reported worldwide. The idea of death is especially exacerbated when there are close to death experiences that remind us how close we are to fatality. This is why it is important to measure fatalistic ideas of those who have not yet been infected. Objective: To revalidate a scale that measures fatalistic perception prior to COVID-19 infection in a population of 13 Latin American countries. Methodology: We conducted an instrumental study. We used a previously validated scale in Peru, with seven items divided into two factors and with five possible Likert-type responses (from strongly disagree to strongly agree). It was administered to a large population in 13 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America; for each of the seven questions, 886 people were surveyed. With these results, descriptive and analytical statistics were performed. Results: The mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of the seven initial questions were adequate in most cases. In the confirmatory factor analysis, the lack of fit was improved with the indexes' modification technique, which let us delete items 1 and 6. Thus, we could obtain satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices (CFI = 0.972, TLI = 0.931, GFI = 0.990, AGFI = 0.961, RMSEA = 0.080, and RMR = 0.047). Therefore, the final two-factor structure had a fairly adequate Cronbach's α (0.72, with a 95% confidence interval = 0.70-0.73). Conclusions: The scale that measures fatalism of Latin American countries in the face of the pandemic generated by COVID-19 was revalidated and shortened.
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spelling oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/15212026-10-30T16:53:55ZPerceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened ScaleMejia, Christian R.Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo RaúlGarlisi-Torales, Luciana D.Carranza Esteban, Renzo FelipeMamani Benito, Oscar JavierVilela-Estrada, Martín A.Serna-Alarcón, VíctorJaramillo-Aguilar, Damary S.Rojas-Roa, Javiera L.Latin AmericaValidation StudyPandemicsCoronavirus InfectionsFatalistic PerceptionIntroduction: COVID-19 has generated great repercussions for the population globally; millions of deaths have been reported worldwide. The idea of death is especially exacerbated when there are close to death experiences that remind us how close we are to fatality. This is why it is important to measure fatalistic ideas of those who have not yet been infected. Objective: To revalidate a scale that measures fatalistic perception prior to COVID-19 infection in a population of 13 Latin American countries. Methodology: We conducted an instrumental study. We used a previously validated scale in Peru, with seven items divided into two factors and with five possible Likert-type responses (from strongly disagree to strongly agree). It was administered to a large population in 13 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America; for each of the seven questions, 886 people were surveyed. With these results, descriptive and analytical statistics were performed. Results: The mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of the seven initial questions were adequate in most cases. In the confirmatory factor analysis, the lack of fit was improved with the indexes' modification technique, which let us delete items 1 and 6. Thus, we could obtain satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices (CFI = 0.972, TLI = 0.931, GFI = 0.990, AGFI = 0.961, RMSEA = 0.080, and RMR = 0.047). Therefore, the final two-factor structure had a fairly adequate Cronbach's α (0.72, with a 95% confidence interval = 0.70-0.73). Conclusions: The scale that measures fatalism of Latin American countries in the face of the pandemic generated by COVID-19 was revalidated and shortened.Articlehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35264981https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.724061/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.724061PMC889902910.3389/fpsyt.2021.724061https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/152135264981W4213148819enFrontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-02-212026-06-13T13:21:49Z2026-06-13T13:21:49Z
spellingShingle Latin America
Validation Study
Pandemics
Coronavirus Infections
Fatalistic Perception
Mejia, Christian R.
Aveiro-Róbalo, Telmo Raúl
Garlisi-Torales, Luciana D.
Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe
Mamani Benito, Oscar Javier
Vilela-Estrada, Martín A.
Serna-Alarcón, Víctor
Jaramillo-Aguilar, Damary S.
Rojas-Roa, Javiera L.
Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale
title Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale
title_full Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale
title_fullStr Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale
title_full_unstemmed Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale
title_short Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale
title_sort perceived fatality prior to covid 19 infection in 13 latin american countries fat lat covid 19 revalidation of a shortened scale
topic Latin America
Validation Study
Pandemics
Coronavirus Infections
Fatalistic Perception
topic_facet Latin America
Validation Study
Pandemics
Coronavirus Infections
Fatalistic Perception
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35264981
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.724061/pdf
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.724061
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/1521
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