Family functioning in students of health sciences in four Latin American countries: a study of the structure and factorial invariance of the FACES III scale. A cross-sectional study.

Lindsey W Vilca Víctor Patricio Díaz Narváez Aracelis Calzadilla-Núñez Claudia Milagros Arispe-Alburqueque Susana Facio Arciniega María Alejandra Orostegui Herminia Castellón-Montenegro Karina Santander Claudio López-Labarca Guiomar Hernández Álvarez Shirley Fernández-Aragón Luz Marina Alonso Palacio Alejandro Reyes-Reyes Marco Cervantes Mendoza

Published in: Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS (2024)

It is concluded that the FACES III scale shows adequate psychometric performance under a bi-factor model in nursing and obstetric students from Colombia, Chile, and Mexico. The lack of fit of the model in Peru could be associated with the small sample size.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
high school
pregnant women
physical activity
risk factors
health information
quality improvement
social media
human health