Invarianza factorial de la escala Perfil de Estados de Ánimo (POMS) en adultos mexicanos

Authors

  • Joel Martínez-Soto Departamento de Psicología, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guanajuato
  • Christian Enrique Cruz Torres Departamento de Psicología, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guanajuato
  • José María de la Roca Chiapas Departamento de Psicología, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guanajuato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29059/rpcc.20220501-141

Abstract

The structural validity of the Mexican adaptation to Spanish of the Profile of Mood States Scale (POMS) was examined in samples of healthy and chronically ill adults. Through a non-probabilistic and intentional sampling, 530 adults participated (mean age 35.71, SD = 17); 210 were patients with chronic diseases (cancer and kidney disease) and the rest were healthy adults. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a model of 38 items and 6 factors with acceptable internal consistency indices. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed adequate goodness-of-fit indices. Subsequent multigroup CFA comparing the samples of healthy adults and patients reveal the non-equivalence of the structure in both samples, merging the negative mood factors for the sample of patients and a better distribution in the sample of healthy adults. Different alternative versions are proposed for healthy adult and patient samples.

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Published

2022-05-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022): Vol. 13 Núm. 1(2022): Enero-Junio de 2022

Section

Investigación empírica y análisis teórico

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