Psychometric adaptation of the Goldberg anxiety and depression scale in a Salvadoran sample

Authors

  • Marlon Elías Lobos-Rivera Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
  • José Ricardo Gutiérrez-Quintanilla Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v0i69.9557

Keywords:

Psychological tests - Case studies, Psychodiagnosis, Golberg Anxiety Scale - Case Studies, Psychometry, Anxiety, Depression, Self-confidence

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to adapt the Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scale (GADS) on a Salvadorean sample. This test measures the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms in adult populations. In order to accomplish this, a no probabilistic sample of 478 Salvadoreans was used. This is an instrumental study with retrospective and cross-sectional designs. The survey was used to collect data. Besides the GADS, the GHQ-12 was also applied. The median for the age was 34.40 years old. In relation to sex, 134 (28,0%) were women and 344 (72,0%) were men. The findings show that the test has an adequate construct, validity on its criterion, and reliability in order to measure said problems in the Salvadorean population.

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Published

2020-12-30

How to Cite

Lobos-Rivera, M. E., & Gutiérrez-Quintanilla, J. R. (2020). Psychometric adaptation of the Goldberg anxiety and depression scale in a Salvadoran sample. Entorno, (70), 87–98. https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v0i69.9557

Issue

No. 70 (2020)

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