eprintid: 28566 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/02/85/66 datestamp: 2026-05-14 23:30:13 lastmod: 2026-05-14 23:30:13 status_changed: 2026-05-14 23:30:13 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Mejia, Christian R. creators_name: Esteban, Renzo Felipe Carranza creators_name: Mamani-Benito, Oscar creators_name: Serna-Alarcón, Víctor creators_name: Davies, Neal M. creators_name: Yáñez, Jaime A. creators_name: Perez, Leonel Vega creators_name: Vega-Useche, Camilo creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: jaime.yanez@unini.edu.mx creators_id: creators_id: title: Psychometric revalidation of the SPRINT-E scale for assessing post-traumatic stress in Latin American populations during the COVID-19 pandemic ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_ps divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: COVID-19, cross-national study, Latin America, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder abstract: Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been one of the major psychological consequences observed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is essential to have valid and reliable instruments for its assessment.Objective: To evaluate the internal structure and reliability of a brief SPRINT-E-based measure for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms in Latin American populations during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This was an instrumental study using the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT-E) scale, administered to more than 6,000 participants across 12 Latin American countries. Descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to evaluate the factorial structure and internal consistency of the instrument.Results: Item 4 showed the highest mean score (M = 0.85) and the greatest dispersion (SD = 0.78). The CFA supported the original unidimensional 12-item model, which demonstrated satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices. The PTSD-COVID-19 scale showed a Cronbach’s α of 0.92 (95% CI: 0.91–0.92), indicating excellent internal consistency.Conclusion: The PTSD-COVID-19 scale showed acceptable evidence of internal structure and excellent internal consistency as a brief instrument for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms in Latin American adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. date: 2026-04 publication: Frontiers in Psychology volume: 17 id_number: doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1781414 refereed: TRUE issn: 1664-1078 official_url: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1781414 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Psicología Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Artículos y libros Abierto Inglés Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been one of the major psychological consequences observed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is essential to have valid and reliable instruments for its assessment.Objective: To evaluate the internal structure and reliability of a brief SPRINT-E-based measure for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms in Latin American populations during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This was an instrumental study using the Short Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT-E) scale, administered to more than 6,000 participants across 12 Latin American countries. Descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to evaluate the factorial structure and internal consistency of the instrument.Results: Item 4 showed the highest mean score (M = 0.85) and the greatest dispersion (SD = 0.78). The CFA supported the original unidimensional 12-item model, which demonstrated satisfactory goodness-of-fit indices. The PTSD-COVID-19 scale showed a Cronbach’s α of 0.92 (95% CI: 0.91–0.92), indicating excellent internal consistency.Conclusion: The PTSD-COVID-19 scale showed acceptable evidence of internal structure and excellent internal consistency as a brief instrument for screening post-traumatic stress symptoms in Latin American adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. metadata Mejia, Christian R.; Esteban, Renzo Felipe Carranza; Mamani-Benito, Oscar; Serna-Alarcón, Víctor; Davies, Neal M.; Yáñez, Jaime A.; Perez, Leonel Vega y Vega-Useche, Camilo mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, jaime.yanez@unini.edu.mx, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2026) Psychometric revalidation of the SPRINT-E scale for assessing post-traumatic stress in Latin American populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 17. ISSN 1664-1078 document_url: http://repositorio.unini.edu.mx/id/eprint/28566/1/fpsyg-17-1781414.pdf