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Psychometric properties
Measurement
Undergraduate students
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Abstract
The aim of the study was to perform a psychometric analysis of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) translated by Vizioli and Pagano (2020) in 478 Peruvian university students from Lima Sur, aged 17 to 33 years (M = 24.1; SD = 5.24). The results showed that the bifactor model was a better fit (X2/gl = 1.54, CFI = .975, NNFI = .968, RMSEA = .048, SRMR = .058) in comparison to the 2-factor model. It was concluded that the best factorial model is the bifactor model, assuming both a general anxiety and two factors: cognitive and somatic, being considered as evidence for further research.
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