Invarianza Factorial de la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento de Lasher y Faulkender en Estudiantes Universitarios, Hombres y Mujeres

Abstract

* Autor a quien debe ser dirigida la correspondencia.Recibido May. 16, 2016; Aceptado Jul. 20, 2016; Versión final Sep. 14, 2016, Publicado Feb. 2017 Resumen El presente estudio analiza las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Ansiedad ante el Envejecimiento en hombres y mujeres universitarios. La muestra total fue de 1703 participantes; 878 mujeres y 825 hombres, con una edad media de 20.5 años y 20.9 años, respectivamente. Los análisis factoriales confirmatorios mostraron que una estructura tetrafactorial (miedo a las personas mayores, apariencia física, miedo a las pérdidas, y preocupaciones psicológicas) es viable y adecuada para ambas poblaciones (mujeres y hombres) de acuerdo a los requisitos psicométricos establecidos cuando los informantes son los propios alumnos. Además, la estructura factorial, las cargas factoriales y los interceptos se consideran invariantes en las dos poblaciones. Sin embargo, existen diferencias entre las poblaciones para las medias de los factores miedo a las personas mayores y miedo a las pérdidas. Palabras clave: ansiedad; estructura factorial; invarianza de medida; análisis factorial confirmatorio multimuestra Factorial Invariance of the Anxiety Aging Scale of Lasher and Faulkender of University Students, Men and Women AbstractThe present study analyses the psychometric properties of the Anxiety Aging Scale in men and women university students. The overall sample consisted of 1703 participants: 878 women and 825 men, with a mean age of 20.5 years old and 20.9 years old, respectively. Psychometric analysis showed that a tetrafactorial structure (fear of old people, physical appearance, fear of losses, and psychological concerns) is feasible and adequate for both populations (women and men) according to the established psychometric requirements when the informers are the students themselves. In addition, factor structure, factor loadings and intercepts of the instrument could be considered invariant across groups. However, there are differences between groups for the means of the factors fear of old people and fear of losses.

PLS-Sem Statistical Programs: A Review

“…The results of model fit indices in CFA show the revised 17-item AAS has good four-factor model fit among Malaysian youths. This finding demonstrates that AAS is a multidimensional construct consistent with the original scale and other several AAS validation studies (Aguirre et al, 2017;Gao, 2012;Koukouli et al, 2014;Lasher & Faulkender, 1993;Ornelas et al, 2016;Sargent-Cox et al, 2014). The total variance extracted was high with amount of 59.1% supporting for content validity of the questionnaire.…”

“…The AAS is a 20-item instrument developed based on multidimensional aging anxiety and has a four-factor model namely Fear of Old People, Psychological Concerns, Physical Appearance and Fear of Loss (Lasher & Faulkender, 1993). AAS validity and reliability has been established by its original authors and other previous studies among volunteer adults, university students, healthcare professional and community students (Aguirre, Ornelas, Gastélum, & Peinado, 2017;Gao, 2012;Koukouli, Pattakou-Parasyri, & Kalaitzaki, 2014;Lasher & Faulkender, 1993;Lynch, 2000;Ornelas, Gastélum, Lopez-Walle, & Rodríguez-Villalobos, 2016;Sargent-Cox, Rippon, & Burns, 2014). However, there has been lacking proper validation of AAS in Asiatic region.…”

Evidence of Validity and Reliability of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale in Mexican Older Adults

“…In addition to the fact that the comparisons between the groups reflected significant differences in one of the factors (Fear of the Elderly), which seems to indicate that older adult men in comparison with their female counterparts, tend to present higher levels of anxiety about aging in relation to the anxiety generated by external contact with others. Which, in general, agrees with findings reported by Aguirre, et al [ 33 ] who state that women show more anxiety in relation to decision-making or the loss of the meaning of life as an older adult, while men do so in relation to living with older adults.…”

Validation of the Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale (AAS) for the Spanish Context

“…Several studies have corroborated the factorial structure found by the authors of the scale [18,[27][28][29][30][31], although discrepancies have been found in the number and meaning of items according to age and gender when adapting the instrument to different contexts [18,32].…”