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Factor structure, reliability, and item parameters of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the GAD-7 questionnaire

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Moreno, André Luiz, DeSousa, Diogo A., Souza, Ana Maria Frota Lisbôa P., Manfro, Gisele G., Salum, Giovanni A., Koller, Silvia H., Osório, Flávia L., Crippa, José Alexandra S.·2016·Temas em Psicologia

Abstract

Este estudo analisou as propriedades psicométricas da versão em Português Brasileiro do questionário de “Transtorno de Ansiedade Generalizada - GAD-7 em uma amostra de comunidade (n = 206) da população adulta brasileira. A amostra foi composta por de 41% de participantes do sexo feminino, com idade média de 21,10 (DP = 4,49), e 75,6% em instituições de ensino superior. Os resultados da análise fatorial confi rmatória forneceram apoio para o modelo unidimensional original do GAD-7 no contexto brasileiro. As análises de variância (ANOVA) mostraram que os escores do GAD-7 foram signifi cativamente diferentes entre homens e mulheres, com as mulheres apresentando maiores escores que os homens. A escala demonstrou uma boa fi dedignidade; sendo que tanto o coefi ciente de Cronbach alfa (α = 0,916) e rho coefi ciente de confi abilidade composta (ρ = 0,909) foram adequados. A análise dos parâmetros dos itens mostrou itens 5 e 7 apresentaram os limiares mais elevados de severidade para o traço-latente de ansiedade generalizada, enquanto que o item 1 apresentou as menores. Nossos resultados sugerem que a versão Português Brasileiro do GAD-7 é adequada para avaliar os sintomas do transtorno de ansiedade generalizada em adultos brasileiros em ambientes comunitários.

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Moreno, A. L., DeSousa, D. A., Souza, A. M. F. L. P., Manfro, G. G., Salum, G. A., Koller, S. H., Osório, F. L., & Crippa, J. A. S.
Affiliations
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Venue
Temas em Psicologia
Published
2016
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
367-376
ISSN
  • 1413-389X (ISSN-L)
  • 2175-3652
OpenAlex
W2340873232
Cited by
207
References
18
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3.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
GAD-7, generalized anxiety disorder, Brazilian version, psychometric properties, factor structure, reliability statistics, sex differences, community-dwelling adults

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