Psychometric properties of the Death Anxiety Scale in persons with HIV and the general population

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  • Melina Miaja

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.vol.17.num.2.2012.11208

Keywords:

Death anxiety, HIV/AIDS, general population, factor analysis, psychometrics

Abstract

The aims of this research were to study the internal consistency, factor structure, distri-bution, socio-demographic differences and criteria validity of the Escala de Ansiedad ante la Muerte (EAM; Osadolor, 2005). Three samples were used: one HIV-positive (n = 300) and one general population (n = 300) sample in which only the EAM was applied and another of the gene- ral population (n = 160) to which also the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS; Templer, 1970) was admi- nistered. We recommend reducing the EAM scale to 22 items, eliminating those related to the fear factor. Its structure was constituted by 3 or 4 correlated factors with high internal consistencies; both scales showed an adequate fit to the data. The three-factor solution corresponded to the origi- nal, but in the four-factor solution anxiety was found to consist of two separate factors. We recom-mend its use in Mexico and its study in other Spanish-speaking countries.

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Miaja, M. (2012). Psychometric properties of the Death Anxiety Scale in persons with HIV and the general population. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology   , 17(2), 107–122. https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.vol.17.num.2.2012.11208

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