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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the mood states assessment scale in Peruvian population groups
Jose Calizaya-Lopez
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Hilda Pinto-Pomareda
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Liliana Alvarez-Salinas
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Ana Barreda-Coaquira
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Silvana Petronila Chata-Condori
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Magdalena Marleni Marroquin-Flores
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Alfredo Ruitval Velazco-Gonzales
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Ferdinad Ceballos-Bejarano
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Laura Karina Cervantes-Chavez
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Sergio Carmelo Minaya-Medina
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
Rildo Bellido-Medina
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa,04001, Peru
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i7.3857
Keywords: mood states; psychometric properties; instrument validation; factor analysis; Peruvian population
Abstract
Mood state is an important component of mental health, and its evaluation requires valid and reliable instruments adapted to the sociocultural context of application. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the mood states assessment scale (MSAS) in the Peruvian population. An instrumental design was used with a sample made up of adolescents, young people, adults and older adults (2220), collected during the last semester of 2024. A confirmatory factor analysis was applied, confirming the structure of four dimensions: depression, anxiety, joy and hostility, evidencing an adequate adjustment (χ2(98) = 2186.15; CFI = .989; TLI = .987, RMSEA = .069; SRMR = .047), and for the reliability of the scale, values from .90 to .95 (Cronbach's Alpha and Omega) were found in the dimensions of the scale. Therefore, it is concluded that the MSAS is presented as a brief, reliable and theoretically sound instrument for emotional assessment in the Peruvian population.
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