TY - JOUR
KW - Alignment
KW - Measurement invariance
KW - Latin America
KW - Anger proneness
AU - Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
AU - Andy Sánchez-Villena
AU - Julio Torales
AU - Luis Hualparuca-Olivera
AU - Carlos Carbajal-León
AU - Daniela Ferrufino-Borja
AU - Diana Ximena Puerta-Cortés
AU - Marlon Elías Lobos-Rivera
AU - Pedro Aurelio Sotomayor Soloaga
AU - Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
AU - Agueda Muñoz-Del-Carpio-Toia
AU - Jonathan Baños-Chaparro
AU - Mario Reyes-Bossio
AU - José Gamarra-Moncayo
AU - Antonio Ventriglio
AU - Antonio Samaniego-Pinho
AU - Cirilo García- Cadena
AU - José Ventura-León
AU - Nicolás Arancibia-Levit
AU - Jonathan Fernando Ayala Ayo
AU - Lindsey W. Vilca
AB - Anger is a negative emotion often associated with mental or psychological distress. This study examines anger proneness from a psychometric perspective, aiming to gather evidence on the internal structure and measurement invariance of the García’s Anger Proneness Scale (APS-G) in a sample of 2,513 individuals from six Latin American countries (El Salvador, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru). First, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess the internal structure of the latent construct of anger proneness. Second, measurement invariance across countries was evaluated using traditional multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) and the alignment method (CFA-MIAL). Results showed that the fit indices of the APS-G unidimensional model were adequate in all participating countries. According to the MGCFA, measurement equivalence was supported at the configural and metric levels across the six countries; however, scalar invariance thresholds were not met. Using the CFA-MIAL method, approximate invariance of the APS-G was observed among the six countries. Cross-national comparisons of anger proneness scores revealed generally negligible differences. In conclusion, the APS-G demonstrates approximate invariance across different countries and is therefore suitable for use in cross-national studies on mental health in Latin American contexts
IS - 2
M3 - Journal Article
N2 - Anger is a negative emotion often associated with mental or psychological distress. This study examines anger proneness from a psychometric perspective, aiming to gather evidence on the internal structure and measurement invariance of the García’s Anger Proneness Scale (APS-G) in a sample of 2,513 individuals from six Latin American countries (El Salvador, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru). First, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess the internal structure of the latent construct of anger proneness. Second, measurement invariance across countries was evaluated using traditional multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) and the alignment method (CFA-MIAL). Results showed that the fit indices of the APS-G unidimensional model were adequate in all participating countries. According to the MGCFA, measurement equivalence was supported at the configural and metric levels across the six countries; however, scalar invariance thresholds were not met. Using the CFA-MIAL method, approximate invariance of the APS-G was observed among the six countries. Cross-national comparisons of anger proneness scores revealed generally negligible differences. In conclusion, the APS-G demonstrates approximate invariance across different countries and is therefore suitable for use in cross-national studies on mental health in Latin American contexts
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2025
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 85
EP - 94
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Is a Global Measure of Anger Proneness Truly Comparable in Latin America? An Analysis of the Measurement Invariance of García’s Anger Proneness Scale (APS-G) in Six Latin American Countries
VL - 31
ER -