No. 79 (2025): enero - junio
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General anxiety disorder-2: Psychometric analysis using a sample ofSalvadorean adults

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  • Marlon Elías Lobos Rivera,
  • Giovanni Alexander Rodríguez Quezada,
  • Natalie Gómez Gómez,
  • María Isabel Coreas Maravilla,
  • Elisa María Vega Rodríguez
Marlon Elías Lobos Rivera
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Giovanni Alexander Rodríguez Quezada
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
Natalie Gómez Gómez
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
María Isabel Coreas Maravilla
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
Elisa María Vega Rodríguez
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
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Published 2025-01-15

Keywords

  • El Salvador-Adulthood-Mental health,
  • Mental disorders – Adulthood – Statistics,
  • Psychopathology ,
  • Anxiety test,
  • Screening ,
  • Psychometry
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Copyright (c) 2025 Marlon Elías Lobos Rivera; Giovanni Alexander Rodríguez Quezada; Natalie Gómez Gómez; María Isabel Coreas Maravilla; Elisa María Vega Rodríguez

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Lobos Rivera, M. E., Rodríguez Quezada, G. A., Gómez Gómez, N., Coreas Maravilla, M. I., & Vega Rodríguez, E. M. (2025). General anxiety disorder-2: Psychometric analysis using a sample ofSalvadorean adults. Entorno, 79, 36-43. https://revistas.utec.edu.sv/index.php/entorno/article/view/1064

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychological disorders worldwide. There are various types of anxiety disorders, one of them is generalized anxiety disorder, which is characterized by the presence of anxiety symptoms that persist for months, manifesting excessive worry in various everyday contexts, difficulty controlling worries, nervousness, difficulty relaxing and concentrating, among others. Early detection of generalized anxietyrealated symptoms will ensure accurate and effective intervention. However, brief instruments are needed to identify possible cases and continue the psychological evaluation through other tools and strategies. Therefore, this article aims to verify the psychometric properties of the General Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD2) using a sample of Salvadorean adults. The study was instrumental with a cross-sectional design. The sample was made up of 400 Salvadoran adults distributed among 200 men and 200 women. The overall average age was 33 years. The data collection technique was the survey. The results showed that the GAD-2 has acceptable psychometric properties of construct, validity and reliability. In conclusion, the GAD-2 is a brief screening instrument that has acceptable psychometric evidence to be used in the Salvadoran context.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v1i78.18983

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11298/1371

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