Measuring Anxiety Among Latino Immigrant Populations: Within-Country and Between-Country Comparisons

Author:

Sahbaz Sumeyra1ORCID,Cox Ronald B.2ORCID,Montero-Zamora Pablo1,Salas-Wright Christopher P.3,Maldonado-Molina Mildred M.4,Bates Melissa M.4,Pérez-Gómez Augusto5,Mejía-Trujillo Juliana5,Vos Saskia R.6,Scaramutti Carolina6,Perazzo Patrizia A.1,Duque Maria1,Garcia Maria Fernanda3,Brown Eric C.6,Schwartz Seth J.1

Affiliation:

1. The University of Texas at Austin, USA

2. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA

3. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

4. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

5. Corporación Nuevos Rumbos, Bogotá, Colombia

6. University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

Abstract

Anxiety is the most prevalent mental health disorder among adults worldwide. Given its increased prevalence among migrants due to their marginalized position in the societies where they reside, psychometric evaluations of anxiety measures such as the Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7 (GAD-7) are needed for use with migrants. The present study is the first attempt to compare the structure of GAD-7 scores for (a) different Latino groups in the same country and (b) the same Latino group in two different countries. Using three samples of Mexican and Venezuelan migrants (total N = 933), we provide reliability and validity evidence of the GAD-7 for use with adult Latino migrants. Utilizing confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory, we demonstrate that the GAD-7 is internally consistent, possesses a strong single-factor structure, and generates scores with equivalent psychometric properties. GAD-7 is appropriate for use with Mexican and Venezuelan migrants across differing gender groups and education levels.

Funder

national institute on minority health and health disparities

national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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