Publications by authors named "Orlando M Pagan-Torres"
Article Synopsis
- Religiosity plays a significant role in promoting human well-being and influencing health, serving both protective and risk factors.
- The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) is a widely used tool for measuring various dimensions of religiosity, consisting of five items that evaluate organizational, non-organizational, and intrinsic aspects.
- A study involving 411 Puerto Rican adults confirmed the DUREL's reliability and validity, establishing it as an effective measure for assessing religiosity within this community.
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21): Construct Validity Problem in Hispanics.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
January 2020
The main purpose of this research was to examine the construct validity of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) in order to determine whether it is able to adequately discriminate between symptoms of depression and anxiety in the Hispanic population in Puerto Rico. This study has an instrumental design. A total of 1073 Hispanics participated in this psychometric study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFType 1 Diabetes (T1D) adolescents have higher depression rates than controls. Self-efficacy has been proposed as a mediator of therapeutic changes. Few scales assess emotional self-efficacy in adolescents.
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