Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera
Biographic Data
| ID | 148011 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rodrigo |
| FAMILY NAME | Moreta-Herrera |
| SIGNATURE | MORETA-HERRERA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0134-5927 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dark triad personality traits, bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Ecuador
Purpose This study aims to examine the connections linking Dark Triad Personality (DTP) traits, bullying and cyberbullying (CB) through psychological network analysis in a sample of adolescents from Ecuador. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional descriptive design focused on associations and correlations was implemented using network analysis. Participants were 847 adolescents aged 16–19 years (M = 17.19, SD = 0.88); 55.8% identified as f…
Psychometric performance of the social networks addiction risk questionnaire (Cars‐R)
Gender measurement invariance of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) in Ecuadorian university students
The purpose of this study was to verify the gender-based measurement invariance of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the differences in latent means in a sample of university students in Ecuador. This study used a descriptive, psychometric, comparative, and cross-sectional methodology with 1.206 undergraduate students. 41.7% were men and 58.3% women, aged 18-28 years old. Regarding the results, the factorial structure of t…
The International Work Addiction Scale (Iwas)
The Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Continuum‐Short Form (MHC‐SF) for Ecuadorian Teenagers
The aim of this study is to find evidence of factorial validity, measure equivalence by gender, and internal consistency of the Mental Health Continuum‐Short Form (MHC‐SF) in a sample of Ecuadorian teenagers. The study uses a psychometric design to explore the validity and reliability of the measure. Participants of the study were 1154 teenagers between 14 and 19 years of age (mean = 15.69 years; sd = 1.06). In total, 67.7% of participants were w…
Cross-national invariance of the Spanish version of the 8-item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF) in people who experienced the death of loved ones from four South American countries
Post-pandemic, there is concern about the increase in mental health problems associated with grief due to COVID-19. Recent studies have identified positive outcomes that may have emerged in the face of adversity, which can lead to positive psychological changes, such as posttraumatic growth. The aim of the study was to evaluate the transnational measurement invariance of the 8-item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF) in individual…
Psychometric Evaluation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory in Ecuadorian Population
The Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) inventory is a widely used measure to assess risk and protective factors associated with suicidal ideation. Despite its use in various populations, its psychometric properties have not been evaluated in Ecuador. This study examines the reliability, factorial structure, and convergent validity of the PANSI in a sample of Ecuadorian university students. A total of 702 university students completed …
Grief and Posttraumatic Growth in Individuals Who Have Experienced the Death of a Loved One From Six Latin American Countries
This study assessed the relationship between grief and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in 2415 individuals from six Latin American countries, and how the relationship between these variables is moderated by gender and age. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form and Pandemic Grief Scale were used. Moderation analysis utilized Model 2, proposed by Hayes. The findings from the analysis indicate that the proposed regression model is statistically s…
Image Sexualization and Self-Sexualization in Women
Aesthetic and sexualized ideals of women have become an imperative for social acceptance, contributing to the sexualization of female self-image. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate the consumption of sexualized cultural products and its relationship with self-sexualization and the sexualization of women in photographs, additionally exploring the role of age in these phenomena. A total of 964 Ecuadorian women participated (M = 29…
Biopsychosocial functional impairment symptoms related to bereavement in six Latin American countries
The present study aimed to analyze the symptoms of grief-related functional impairment using network analysis in 1,909 individuals who had experienced the death of a loved one across six Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. The Grief Impairment Scale (GIS) was used to assess symptoms of grief-related functional impairment. The bootnet package was employed to estimate a general network, the Strength index was used to estimate centrality. The…
Exploring the role of emotion regulation in cyberbullying perpetration
Purpose This study aims to identify the predictive potential of emotional regulation difficulties (ERD) in cyberbullying (CB) in Ecuadorian adolescents. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive, explanatory and cross-sectional approach with structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques in 904 adolescents (53.5% female and 46.5% male), aged 15–18 years (M = 16.6; SD = 1.15), from nine cities. Findings The results indicate that the levels of ERD ar…
Network Analysis of Posttraumatic Growth Dimensions
The present study aimed to apply a network analysis model to provide an exploratory empirical conceptualization of dynamic networks of posttraumatic growth (PTG) symptoms in 7,434 people who experienced the death of a loved one from COVID-19 in 16 Latin American countries. The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory: Short Form of Eight Items was used. A non-regularized network with partial correlation coefficients was estimated through the ggmModSelect …
Cross-Cultural Validity of the Grief Impairment Scale (GIS)
The Grief Impairment Scale (GIS) is used to measure functional impairment due to grief following the death of a loved one. However, there is no information on its cross-cultural utility. Thus, this study assessed the measurement invariance of the GIS using a large sample of bereaved adults ( N = 2060) from Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Colombia. Specifically, we employed two measurement invariance techniques: multi-group confirmatory factor ana…
Covid-19 anxiety, psychological well-being and preventive behaviors during the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
Network analysis of the relationships between conspiracy beliefs towards Covid-19 vaccine and symptoms of fear of Covid-19 in a sample of latin american countries
The present study examined how conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines specifically relate to symptoms of fear of COVID-19 in a sample of four South American countries. A total of 1785 people from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru participated, responding to a sociodemographic survey, the Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19 S) and the Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale-COVID-19 (VCBS-COVID-19). Network analysis identified the most important sympto…
Pandemic Grief and Suicidal Ideation in Latin American Countries
This study aimed to characterize the network structure of pandemic grief symptoms and suicidal ideation in 2174 people from eight Latin American countries. Pandemic grief and suicidal ideation were measured using the Pandemic Grief Scale and a single item, respectively. Network analysis provides an in-depth characterization of symptom-symptom interactions within mental disorders. The results indicated that, "desire to die," "apathy" and "absence …
The Relationship and Predictability Between Positive Affect and Psychological Well-Being Among 12 Years-Old Children From 29 Countries
This study investigates the role of Positive Affect as a predictor of Psychological Well-Being in 43,653 12-year-old children from 29 countries, using a Structural Equation Model. The model’s potential gender and nationality equivalences were also examined. Data was sourced from the International Child Well-Being Survey. The ‘happy’ item was found to be the most effective in capturing the Positive Affect construct, with Psychological Well-Being s…
Psychometric network analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in Paraguayan general population
Background Depression and anxiety are two of the most prevalent and disabling mental disorders worldwide, both in the general population and in outpatient clinical settings. Objective This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) based on network analysis metrics. Methods A total of 911 Paraguayans (23.71% women and 76.29% men; mean age 31.25 years, SD = 10.63), selected by non-probabilistic…
Cross-cultural validation of the new version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in twelve Latin American countries
Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the purpose in life test - Short form (PIL-SF) in seven Latin American countries
Is the meaning of subjective well-being similar in Latin American countries? A cross-cultural measurement invariance study of the WHO-5 well-being index during the Covid-19 pandemic
The WHO-5 is useful for assessing subjective well-being in 12 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, since the differences between scores can be attributed to differences in well-being and not in other characteristics of the scale
Esperanza y salud mental en universitarios del Ecuador
El estudio tiene como objetivo el determinar el potencial explicativo del pensamiento esperanzador (PE) en la percepción de salud mental en universitarios del Ecuador. Para ello se empleó una metodología descriptiva, explicativa por medio del Modelamiento de Ecuaciones Estructurales (SEM) y de corte transversal. Participaron 476 jóvenes, el 61.5% son mujeres y el 38.4% hombres, con edades entre los 17 a 47 años (M= 21.2; DE= 3.7) y estudiantes de…
Assessment of Obsessive Thoughts About Covid-19 in 7 Latin American Countries
The present study aimed to evaluate the measurement invariance of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) among seven Latin American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Although the OCS has been used in several countries and languages, there is a need for approaches that better integrate the cross-cultural equivalence of the scale. A total of 3185 people participated in the study. The results indicated…
Psychometric Properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in a Sample of Adolescents from Ecuador
Los Hombres También Sienten
El objetivo de la presente investigación fue explorar las posibles consecuencias de la adhesión a los valores de la masculinidad tradicional en el bienestar mental de los hombres ecuatorianos, sus relaciones e interacciones sociales. Participaron en este estudio descriptivo, exploratorio y comparativo 1044 hombres ecuatorianos de 18 a 35 años de edad (μ= 23.23; D.E.= 3.06), quienes completaron el Cuestionario del Estudio de Masculinidad y Bienest…
Coronavirus Anxiety Scale
The aim of the study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), using Item Response Theory (IRT) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The participants were 790 Peruvians, selected through a convenience sampling, where the majority were women. The CFA models indicated that the one-dimensional structure better represents the data, is reliable and invariant between men and women. Like…
Examining the Relationship between Subjective Well-being and Psychological Well-being among 12-Year-Old-Children from 30 Countries
Cross-cultural studies on the relationship between subjective and psychological well-being in children are still very limited. Consequently, proposing a model that considers the interaction of these constructs and examining its applicability in several countries would enhance the understanding of these phenomena in childhood. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the latent relationship between subjective and psychological well-being, …
Analysis from the classical test theory and item response theory of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in an Ecuadorian and Colombian sample
Verify the measurement equivalence by nationality (Colombia and Ecuador), internal consistency, and discrimination and difficulty from the Item Response Theory of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Instrumental study based on Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). 464 university students, 217 of Colombian (54.4% women, mean age = 20.9 years, SD = 3.4), and 250 Ecuadorian (60% women, mean age = 21 years, SD = 2.0). The SWLS pre…
Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of Covid-19 scale in seven Latin American countries
The objective was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in 7 Latin American countries (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay). The participants were 2944 people, selected through non-probability sampling for convenience, where the majority were women. Data collection occurred between 12 June and 14 September 2020. The results indicated that the model with t…
El bienestar psicológico y la satisfacción con la vida como predictores del bienestar social en una muestra de universitarios ecuatorianos
OBJETIVO: En el presente estudio se busca determinar el papel predictor del Bienestar Psicológico y la Satisfacción con la Vida en el Bienestar Social en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios. METODO: Participaron 449 estudiantes de una universidad pública y una cofinanciada de la ciudad de Ambato, Ecuador, los cuales fueron evaluados con los cuestionarios de Satisfacción con la vida, Bienestar Psicológico y Bienestar Social. Se compararon po…
Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Procrastinación Académica (EPA) en estudiantes de psicología de Ambato, Ecuador
Objective: To know the psychometric properties of the APS in a sample of university students from the city of Ambato, Ecuador. Method: This is an instrumental research, which analyzes the factorial structure, reliability and temporal validity and convergence with the Castilian version of the Busko Academic Procrastination Scale. The sample was composed of 290 students (76.6% female) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Ambato. R…
Levels and Patterns of Alcohol Consumption
Propiedades psicométricas del Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) en jóvenes universitarios ecuatorianos
El objetivo del presente estudio fue obtener los índices de validez y confiabilidad del Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) en sus versiones Madre y Padre en población ecuatoriana. La investigación fue de carácter cuantitativo e instrumental; se realizó un Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio, y se verificó la fiabilidad de ambos instrumentos. Los participantes fueron jóvenes universitarios de Quito ( n = 663 para el PBI Madre y n = 611 para el PBI pad…
Consumo de pornografía y su impacto en actitudes y conductas en estudiantes universitarios ecuatorianos
Las nuevas tecnologías de la información y comunicación han permitido el acceso sin ningún filtro a contenidos sobre sexualidad en la red, sobre todo a pornografía, la que se constituye en una fuente de información y cuyo consumo acarrea consecuencias tanto en lo individual como en lo relacional. En este marco, el objetivo del presente estudio es recabar información en la población de 18 a 25 años sobre pornografía en general, exposición, uso act…
Satisfacción laboral, salud mental y burnout. Análisis de mediación parcial en una muestra de conductores del Ecuador
Objetivo: Determinar el rol mediador que presenta la Salud Mental en la relación entre la Satisfacción Laboral y el Burnout en transportistas de carga extrapesada del cantón Salcedo, Ecuador. Metodología: La investigación fue explicativa, de mediación por medio de ecuaciones estructurales y de corte transversal por medio del uso del Maslach Burnout Inventory, el Cuestionario de Salud General de Goldberg y la Escala de Satisfacción Laboral S20/23.…
Patrones de consumo de alcohol en adolescentes ecuatorianos
Introducción: Se conoce una práctica del consumo generalizada de alcohol en adolescentes, aunque no el patrón o tipo de consumo más representativo. Objetivo: Identificar por sexo los niveles y los patrones de consumo de alcohol en una muestra de adolescentes ecuatorianos. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, categórico y comparativo a través del uso de la prueba AUDIT. Participantes: 1260 adolescentes (55,3% hombres), de 12 a 19 años (M = 15; DE = 1…
Covid-19 Bereavement in Ten Latin American Countries
The present study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) in ten Latin American countries. A total of 2,321 people who had lost a family member or other loved one due to COVID-19 participated, with a mean age of 34.22 years old (SD = 11.99). In addition to the PGS, a single item of suicidal ideation was applied. The unidimensional model of the PGS had adequate fit in most countries and good re…
Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of Covid-19 scale in seven Latin American countries
The objective was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in 7 Latin American countries (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay). The participants were 2944 people, selected through non-probability sampling for convenience, where the majority were women. Data collection occurred between 12 June and 14 September 2020. The results indicated that the model with t…
Is it possible to find a bifactor structure in the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FCV-19S)? Psychometric evidence in an Ecuadorian sample
The aim of the study was to evaluate the construct validity based on the internal structure, the relationship with other variables, and the internal consistency among items of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in a sample of 743 Ecuadorians. The findings confirm the presence of a bifactor structure, which includes a general factor and two specific factors: one emotional and the other physiological. The general factor, and the specific factors …
Coronavirus Anxiety Scale
The aim of the study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), using Item Response Theory (IRT) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The participants were 790 Peruvians, selected through a convenience sampling, where the majority were women. The CFA models indicated that the one-dimensional structure better represents the data, is reliable and invariant between men and women. Like…
Design and Cross-Cultural Invariance of the Covid-19 Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale (Covid-VCBS) in 13 Latin American Countries
Aims: Over the past 2 years, the vaccine conspiracy beliefs construct has been used in a number of different studies. These publications have assessed the determinants and outcomes of vaccine conspiracy beliefs using, in some cases, pooled data from different countries, and compared the results across these contexts. However, studies often do not consider measurement invariance as a necessary requirement for comparative analyses. Therefore, the a…
Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological distress during lockdown due to Covid ‐19
Several governments have implemented strict measures to reduce the spread of COVID‐19, such as lockdown measures. However, these measures have brought negative consequences at an individual level by exacerbating the psychological distress caused by the pandemic. We evaluated the role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies (CERS) on the levels of anxiety and depression during the lockdown in a sample of 663 Spanish‐speaking adults, while contr…
Factorial Validity, Reliability, Measurement Invariance and the Graded Response Model for the Covid-19 Anxiety Scale in a Sample of Ecuadorians
The aims of the research are to evaluate the factorial validity, internal consistency, measurement invariance, discrimination, and difficulty of the Covid-19 Anxiety Scale (CAS) applied to a sample of Ecuadorian adults ( N = 451). The study is based on an instrumental design with Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) technics. The results confirmed the validity of the CAS single-factor structure, with measurement invariance a…
Cross-cultural validation of the new version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in twelve Latin American countries
Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the purpose in life test - Short form (PIL-SF) in seven Latin American countries
Is the meaning of subjective well-being similar in Latin American countries? A cross-cultural measurement invariance study of the WHO-5 well-being index during the Covid-19 pandemic
The WHO-5 is useful for assessing subjective well-being in 12 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, since the differences between scores can be attributed to differences in well-being and not in other characteristics of the scale
Esperanza y salud mental en universitarios del Ecuador
El estudio tiene como objetivo el determinar el potencial explicativo del pensamiento esperanzador (PE) en la percepción de salud mental en universitarios del Ecuador. Para ello se empleó una metodología descriptiva, explicativa por medio del Modelamiento de Ecuaciones Estructurales (SEM) y de corte transversal. Participaron 476 jóvenes, el 61.5% son mujeres y el 38.4% hombres, con edades entre los 17 a 47 años (M= 21.2; DE= 3.7) y estudiantes de…
Assessment of Obsessive Thoughts About Covid-19 in 7 Latin American Countries
The present study aimed to evaluate the measurement invariance of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) among seven Latin American countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Although the OCS has been used in several countries and languages, there is a need for approaches that better integrate the cross-cultural equivalence of the scale. A total of 3185 people participated in the study. The results indicated…
Psychometric Properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in a Sample of Adolescents from Ecuador
Los Hombres También Sienten
El objetivo de la presente investigación fue explorar las posibles consecuencias de la adhesión a los valores de la masculinidad tradicional en el bienestar mental de los hombres ecuatorianos, sus relaciones e interacciones sociales. Participaron en este estudio descriptivo, exploratorio y comparativo 1044 hombres ecuatorianos de 18 a 35 años de edad (μ= 23.23; D.E.= 3.06), quienes completaron el Cuestionario del Estudio de Masculinidad y Bienest…
Examining the Relationship between Subjective Well-being and Psychological Well-being among 12-Year-Old-Children from 30 Countries
Cross-cultural studies on the relationship between subjective and psychological well-being in children are still very limited. Consequently, proposing a model that considers the interaction of these constructs and examining its applicability in several countries would enhance the understanding of these phenomena in childhood. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the latent relationship between subjective and psychological well-being, …
Measuring God Mysticism
Cross-cultural invariance of the Spanish version of the Covid-19 Assessment Scorecard to measure the perception of government actions against Covid-19 in Latin America
OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to evaluate the measurement invariance of a general measure of the perception of governmental responses to COVID-|19 (COVID-SCORE-10) in the general population of 13 Latin American countries. METHODS: A total of 5780 individuals from 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries selected by non-probabilistic snowball sampling participated. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed and the alignment method was us…
Analysis from the classical test theory and item response theory of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in an Ecuadorian and Colombian sample
Verify the measurement equivalence by nationality (Colombia and Ecuador), internal consistency, and discrimination and difficulty from the Item Response Theory of the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Instrumental study based on Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). 464 university students, 217 of Colombian (54.4% women, mean age = 20.9 years, SD = 3.4), and 250 Ecuadorian (60% women, mean age = 21 years, SD = 2.0). The SWLS pre…
Psychology (38 works) · Statistics (21 works) · Clinical Psychology (19 works) · Structural equation modeling (19 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (18 works) · Medicine (18 works) · Mathematics (16 works) · Social Psychology (16 works) · Measurement invariance (15 works) · Psychiatry (15 works)