Invarianza factorial según nacionalidad y fiabilidad de la Escala de Afecto Positivo y Negativo (PANAS) en universitarios de Colombia y Ecuador

Abstract

Objetivo: Determinar la equivalencia de medida y la fiabilidad de la Escala de Afecto Positivo y Afecto Negativo (PANAS) en estudiantes universitarios de Colombia y Ecuador. Método: Estudio descriptivo, instrumental de invarianza factorial y fiabilidad a través del PANAS. Participantes: 445 estudiantes universitarios (43,7% hombres y 56,3% mujeres), con edades promedio de X̅Colombia= 20,9 años s= 3,4 y X̅Ecuador= 20,8 años; s= 1,95 procedentes de Ibagué, Colombia y Ambato, Ecuador. Resultados: Se confirma el modelo factorial original del PANAS con χ2= 282,61; gl= 169; p< ,05; CFI= ,963; RMSEA= ,056 para el grupo de Colombia y χ2= 230,45; gl= 169; p< ,05; CFI= ,973; RMSEA= ,040 para Ecuador. Además, es invariante a nivel estricto por nacionalidad ΔCFI= ,004 y ΔRMSEA= ,002. Y tiene una fiabilidad adecuada con ωAP= ,87 [,84-,90] y ωAN= ,85 [,82-,89] en el grupo de Colombia y ωAP= ,85 [,82-,88] y ωAN= ,85 [,81-,89] en el grupo de Ecuador. Conclusión: El PANAS es válido, invariante por nacionalidad y fiable para investigaciones en estudiantes universitarios de Ecuador y Colombia.

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