Psychometric Properties of the Online Version of the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7): A Longitudinal Study in Pregnant and Postpartum Spanish Women
| dc.contributor.author | Gómez Gómez, Irene | |
| dc.contributor.author | Domínguez Salas, Sara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez Muñoz, María F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rodríguez Domínguez, Carmen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gómez Baya, Diego | |
| dc.contributor.author | Motrico, Emma | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-13T07:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-13T07:04:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The use of online questionnaires to assess common mental disorders such as perinatal anxiety has spread due to the proliferation of Internet-based psychological interventions and research. This study analyses the validity and reliability of the online version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) in a sample of pregnant and postpartum Spanish women. Method: A total of 3082 pregnant (n = 1260) and postpartum (n = 1822) women were recruited via the Internet and underwent three follow-up evaluations during a six-month period. Results: A one-factor solution was assigned by Exploratory Factor Analysis and confirmed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis for both pregnant (CFI = 0.998; RMSEA = 0.035) and postpartum (CFI = 0.998; RMSEA = 0.038) women. The one-factor model showed strict invariance across groups. Validity was confirmed by assessing correlations between GAD-7, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the 10-item Posttraumatic Stress Disorder checklist at three time points. The reliability coefficient was .92 for the two groups. Conclusions: This study shows that the Spanish online GAD-7 version has good psychometric properties and can be used to assess anxiety symptoms during the perinatal period. | es_ES |
| dc.description.abstract | Antecedentes: La proliferación de intervenciones e investigaciones psicológicas realizadas a través de internet ha fomentado la aplicación de cuestionarios online para evaluar trastornos mentales comunes como la ansiedad perinatal. Este estudio analiza la validez y fiabilidad de la versión online de la Escala de Ansiedad Generalizada (GAD-7) en una muestra de mujeres españolas embarazadas y puérperas. Método: 3082 mujeres embarazadas (n = 1260) y puérperas (n = 1822) fueron reclutadas por internet y seguidas durante seis meses en tres momentos de tiempo. Resultados: El Análisis Factorial Exploratorio aportó una solución unifactorial que se confirmó mediante Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio en embarazadas (CFI = 0.998; RMSEA = 0.035) y puérperas (CFI = 0.998; RMSEA = 0.038). Este modelo mostró invarianza estricta por grupo. La validez se confirmó evaluando las correlaciones entre GAD-7 con la Escala de Depresión Postnatal de Edimburgo y los 10 ítems de la lista de verificación del Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático en los tres momentos evaluados. El coeficiente de fiabilidad fue .92 para ambos grupos. Conclusiones: Este estudio muestra que la versión online en español del GAD-7 tiene buenas propiedades psicométricas y puede ser utilizada para evaluar síntomas de ansiedad durante el período perinatal. | es_ES |
| dc.description.department | Psicología Social, Evolutiva y de la Educación | es_ES |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The project is part of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action Riseup-PPD CA18138 and was financially supported by COST under COST Action Riseup-PPD CA18138. In addition, this study was partially funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe, European Research Council under grant agreement Nº 101042139. | es_ES |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gómez-Gómez, I., Domínguez-Salas, S., Rodríguez-Muñoz, M. F., Rodríguez-Domínguez, C., Gómez-Baya, D., & Motrico, E. (2024). Psychometric Properties of the Online Version of the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7): A Longitudinal Study in Pregnant and Postpartum Spanish Women. In Psicothema (Vol. 36, Issue 3, pp. 227–235). Grupo Editorial Psicofundación. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2023.293 | es_ES |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.7334/psicothema2023.293 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0214-9915 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1886-144X (electrónico) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25483 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
| dc.publisher | Grupo Editorial Psicofundación | es_ES |
| dc.rights | Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España | * |
| dc.rights.accessRights | open access | es_ES |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ | * |
| dc.subject.other | Perinatal period | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Online assessment | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Generalized anxiety disorder | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Validity study | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Periodo perinatal | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Evaluación online | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Trastorno de ansiedad generalizada | es_ES |
| dc.subject.other | Estudio de validez | es_ES |
| dc.subject.unesco | 61 Psicología | es_ES |
| dc.title | Psychometric Properties of the Online Version of the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7): A Longitudinal Study in Pregnant and Postpartum Spanish Women | es_ES |
| dc.title.alternative | Propiedades Psicométricas de la Versión Online de la Escala de Ansiedad Generalizada (GAD-7): un Estudio Longitudinal en Mujeres Españolas Embarazadas y Puérperas | es_ES |
| dc.type | journal article | es_ES |
| dc.type.hasVersion | VoR | es_ES |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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