A confirmatory factor analysis of the beck anxiety inventory in Latinx primary care patients

Research on the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) with ethnic minorities in the U.S. is limited. Because Latinxs constitute 18% of the U.S. population and are the second largest ethnic group in the country, the current study replicated the aforementioned study and examined the BAI factor structure with a...

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Published in:	International journal of mental health 2020-10, Vol.49 (4), p.361-381
Main Authors:	Benuto, Lorraine T., Zimmermann, Martha, Gonzalez, Frances R., Corral Rodríguez, Andrea
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Anxiety anxiety assessment classification of anxiety disorder Confirmatory factor analysis Ethnic groups Exploratory factor analysis Factor structures hispanic Idioms Latino latinx Minority groups Primary care Psychological distress Traditional assessment
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Summary:	Research on the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) with ethnic minorities in the U.S. is limited. Because Latinxs constitute 18% of the U.S. population and are the second largest ethnic group in the country, the current study replicated the aforementioned study and examined the BAI factor structure with a Spanish-speaking Latinx sample in the United States. We investigated the original two-factor structure of the BAI with 149 Spanish-speaking Latinx primary care patients. Results from a confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the previous factor structures of the BAI did not represent an adequate fit for our sample. An exploratory factor analysis indicated that possibly an alternate two-factor model of anxiety was the best fit for the data. Cultural considerations are discussed including the possibility of utilizing cultural idioms of distress as a way to assess anxiety among Latinxs.
ISSN:	0020-7411 1557-9328