Psychometric Properties of the SOC-13 Scale in Colombian Adults

Ana Cristina Mafla, Mauricio Herrera-López, Karen España-Fuelagan, Iván Ramírez-Solarte, Carmen Gallardo Pino and Falk Schwendicke
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Ana Cristina Mafla: School of Dentistry, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Pasto 520004, Colombia
Mauricio Herrera-López: Department of Psychology, Universidad de Nariño, Pasto 520004, Colombia
Karen España-Fuelagan: School of Dentistry, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Pasto 520004, Colombia
Iván Ramírez-Solarte: School of Dentistry, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Pasto 520004, Colombia
Carmen Gallardo Pino: Departamento de Especialidades Médicas y Salud Pública, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
Falk Schwendicke: Department of Oral Diagnostics, Digital Health and Health Services Research, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 14197 Berlin, Germany

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-9

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 ( χ 2 S-B = 188.530, χ 2 S-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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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