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Article

Psychometric Properties of the SOC-13 Scale in Colombian Adults

by
Ana Cristina Mafla
1,2,
Mauricio Herrera-López
3,
Karen España-Fuelagan
1,
Iván Ramírez-Solarte
1,
Carmen Gallardo Pino
4 and
Falk Schwendicke
5,*
1
School of Dentistry, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Pasto 520004, Colombia
2
Escuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
3
Department of Psychology, Universidad de Nariño, Pasto 520004, Colombia
4
Departamento de Especialidades Médicas y Salud Pública, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
5
Department of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 14197 Berlin, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(24), 13017; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413017
Submission received: 17 September 2021 / Revised: 19 November 2021 / Accepted: 22 November 2021 / Published: 10 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the SOC-13 in Colombian adults. The SOC-13 questionnaire was administered to 489 individuals aged ≥18 years who were in lockdown from March to July 2020 in Nariño County, Colombia. Psychometric properties of the scale were examined using a cross-validation method via exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Additionally, configural and metric invariance were tested. To determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire, McDonald’s omega (ω), Cronbach’s alpha (α), and composite reliability (CR) coefficients were estimated. The EFA determined that a three-factor structure best fit the data (comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness) and CFA confirmed this three-factor model structure showing a good fit (χ2S-B = 188.530, χ2S-B/(62) = 3.615, p = 0.001; NNFI = 0.959; CFI = 0.968; RMSEA = 0.052 (90% CI [0.041–0.063]) and SRMR = 0.052).The invariance analysis indicated the same underlying theoretical structure between genders. Additionally, (ω), (α), and (CR) coefficients confirmed a high internal consistency of the instrument. The SOC-13 scale, reflecting comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness, is a reliable and valid tool for assessing the sense of coherence in Colombian populations.
Keywords: sense of coherence; SOC-13; cross-validation; factor analysis; multi-group analysis sense of coherence; SOC-13; cross-validation; factor analysis; multi-group analysis

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Mafla, A.C.; Herrera-López, M.; España-Fuelagan, K.; Ramírez-Solarte, I.; Gallardo Pino, C.; Schwendicke, F. Psychometric Properties of the SOC-13 Scale in Colombian Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413017

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Mafla AC, Herrera-López M, España-Fuelagan K, Ramírez-Solarte I, Gallardo Pino C, Schwendicke F. Psychometric Properties of the SOC-13 Scale in Colombian Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(24):13017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413017

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Mafla, Ana Cristina, Mauricio Herrera-López, Karen España-Fuelagan, Iván Ramírez-Solarte, Carmen Gallardo Pino, and Falk Schwendicke. 2021. "Psychometric Properties of the SOC-13 Scale in Colombian Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 13017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413017

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Mafla, A. C., Herrera-López, M., España-Fuelagan, K., Ramírez-Solarte, I., Gallardo Pino, C., & Schwendicke, F. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the SOC-13 Scale in Colombian Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413017

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