Adalberto Campo-Arias
Biographic Data
| ID | 340863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adalberto Campo-Arias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adalberto |
| FAMILY NAME | Campo-Arias |
| SIGNATURE | CAMPO-ARIAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Magdalena |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2201-7404 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 30 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Homogeneity, dimensionality, convergent and nomological validity of the family Apgar among primary care users in Bucaramanga, Colombia
Refinamiento de la Escala de Desregulación Emocional (Ders-16)
La regulación emocional ha evidenciado una gran importancia en la salud mental de las personas por lo cual se han diseñado instrumentos para la medición. La Escala de Dificultades en la Regulación Emocional (DERS) es un instrumento con una conceptualización integradora. Sin embargo, el número de ítems y el limitado desempeño psicométrico han llevado al desarrollo de nuevas versiones con diversa extensión. El estudio tuvo como objetivo fue refinar…
Association Between Family Functioning and Depressive Symptoms Among Colombian High-School Adolescents
The study aimed to estimate the correlation between family functioning and depressive symptoms among high-school adolescents in Santa Marta, Colombia. A cross-sectional study was done, which involved a sample of high-school students between 13 and 17 years old. Students completed the Family APGAR questionnaire that quantifies adaptation, participation, growth, affectivity, and problem-solving in the family context and the World Health Organizatio…
Carrying weapons at school
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and factors associated with weapon carrying in Colombian high‐school students. A cross‐sectional study was designed to analyze this phenomenon among students aged between 13 and 17 years. A sample of 1462 students participated, 18.46% of which reported having planned suicide, 56.16% reported having started fighting, 22.57% alcohol drinking, 11.63% cannabis smoking, and 20.45% carrying weapon…
Psychometric performance of the brief Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity (Francis-4) in Mexican university students
The brief Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity (Francis-4) psychometric performance in Mexico is unknown. The objective was to evaluate the dimensionality, homogeneity, gender differential item functioning (DIF), and nomological validity of Francis-4. 1,108 university students between 18 and 60 years of age were evaluated; 80.4% were women (n = 891). CFA was performed with the following fit indicators: chi-square, RMSEA, CFI, TLI, and M…
Association between sexual attraction and suicide risk
The present study’s main objective was to evaluate the mediating role of spirituality in the relationship between sexual attraction and suicide risk. A cross-sectional study was designed for students’ participation from colleges and universities in Barranquilla, Bogotá, and Villavicencio, Colombia. Sexual attraction was investigated using one question with six response options: opposite-sex attraction (OSA) and sexual minorities young (SMY), and …
The Association Between Discrimination and Falling. A National Sample of Older Adults
Discrimination experiences were associated with higher odds of recurrent falling
Polyvictimization and Recurrent Falling in Older Ecuadorian Adults
Objective: To assess depressive symptoms as a mediator in the association between polyvictimization and recurrent falling. Methods: Using data from the Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento (Health, Well-being, and Aging) Ecuador Study, we analyzed community-dwelling adults 60 years and older ( n = 5227). Recurrent falling was determined as ≥2 falls during the prior 12 months. Polyvictimization was determined as a history of ≥2 types of abuse. The me…
Psychometric Properties of the Five-Item Francis Attitude Towards Christianity Scale in Colombian Psychiatric Outpatients
Stigmatisation associated with Covid-19 in the general Colombian population
BACKGROUND: As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the fear of infection increases and, with it, the stigma-discrimination, which makes it an additional problem of the epidemic. However, studies about stigma associated with coronavirus are scarce worldwide. AIMS: To determine the association between stigmatisation and fear of COVID-19 in the general population of Colombia. METHOD: = 12.5), 41.1% health workers, filled out an online questionnaire on…
Factors Associated with Cyberbullying Victimisation among Colombian High-School Adolescents
Validity and Reliability of the Spanish Version of Fear of Covid-19 Scale in Colombian Physicians
Fatalism, Emotional Regulation, and Suicide Risk in Colombian Adults During the SAR-Cov-2 Disease Epidemic
The current pandemic of Severe Acute Syndrome (SAR-CoV-2) is a public health problem with implications for mental health. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of suicide risk and its association with fatalism and emotional regulation during SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia's adult population. A cross-sectional study was designed, an online format was used, which evaluated sociodemographic variables, CES-D-SI, the Fatalism Questionnaire against COVID…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of Covid-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico
The study aimed to perform confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, gender differential item functioning, and discriminant validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale in emerging adult students of a university in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega), and gender differential item functioning were estimated (Kendall tau b correlation). The Fear of COVID-5 Scale showed a one-dimensio…
Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale in the general Colombian population
The study aimed to adapt and explore the psychometric performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in the general Colombian population. The original FCV-19S is a 7-item scale that underwent an adaptation (Item 1 and 5 were deleted). From an online sample of 1,687 adults (59% female), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for versions of the scale with 6 and 5 items. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega were calculate…
Social capital and psychological distress during Colombian coronavirus disease lockdown
This study aimed to establish the association of low social capital (SC) with psychological distress indicators. A cross‐sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire that evaluated demographic variables, social capital, perceived stress related to coronavirus disease, depression risk, insomnia risk, and suicide risk. SC was taken as an independent variable, and symptoms indicating psychological distress were considered as depende…
Confirmatory factor analysis of the five-item version of the Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity in adolescent students
The brief scale of Francis for religiosity (Francis-5) has shown acceptable psychometric performance in Colombian adolescents. However, a confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) has not been performed. The objective of the researche was to make a CFA to the Francis-5 in a sample of students of Santa Marta, Colombia. A validation study was performed. 350 students between 10 and 17 years old, and 54% were female. A CFA was performed to test the dimen…
Barriers to access to mental health services among Colombia outpatients
BACKGROUND: Access barriers are all situations or conditions that limit seeking, receiving or enjoying benefits offered by the health system. This set of situations translates into underutilization of the services offered. In Colombia, there is little information about barriers to accessing medical care in general, and even less in the specific field of mental health. AIM: To determine the barriers to accessing psychiatric care in outpatients in …
Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Internal Consistency of the Suicidal Ideation Scale of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Among Colombian Adolescents
The current study tested the one-dimensionality of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Suicidal Ideation (CES-D-SI) and its reliability among high school students in Santa Marta, Colombia. A total of 1,462 tenth and eleventh-grade students from public and private schools completed the CES-D-SI. The students were between 13 and 17 years ( M = 16.0, SD = 0.8), 60.3% were female, and 55.3% were in the tenth grade. A confirmat…
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Suicide Ideation in Colombian Caribbean Adolescent Students
The study aimed to know the prevalence of and some factors associated with suicide ideation in high school adolescents from a Colombian Caribbean city. A cross-sectional analytical study was designed with probability sampling. An expected prevalence of 50% and an alpha error of 5% were estimated. High-school students from public and private institutions were invited to participate. One thousand four hundred sixty-two adolescents participated in, …
Suicide risk during the lockdown due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Colombia
The study aimed to estimate the high suicide risk during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Colombian population. A total of 700 adults aged between 18 and 76 years ( M = 37.1, SD = 12.7; 68.0% women) completed an online questionnaire. Findings showed that 7.6% of participants reported a high suicide risk. High suicide risk was associated with high perceived stress related to COVID-19, risk of depressive episode, and insomnia. Our study suggests that 1…
Perceived stress associated with Covid-19 epidemic in Colombia
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and variables related to perceived stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Colombian adults using a designed online cross-sectional survey. Adults answered a version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) modified for COVID-19 (PSS-10-C), with Cronbach alpha equal to 0.86. In total, 406 individuals aged between 19 and 88 years (M = 43.9; SD = 12.4) agreed to participate in the survey: …
Frecuencia y variables asociadas a estigma-discriminación percibido en víctimas del conflicto armado colombiano
Se desconoce la frecuencia de complejo estigma-discriminación percibido en víctimas del conflicto armado colombiano. El objetivo del estudio fue establecer la frecuencia y variables asociadas al estigma-discriminación percibido en víctimas del conflicto armado, en municipios del Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia. Se realizó un estudio transversal con víctimas registradas en el Programa de Atención Psicosocial y Salud Integral a Víctimas. Los s…
Five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity
The Spanish version of the five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity is a refinement of the short version of the Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity. The scale is a good measurement for intrinsic religiosity. It has been applied previously among Colombian adolescent students. The internal consistency and construct and nomological validity were tested among a sample of 1349 Colombian college students from Santa Marta, Colom…
Measuring Homonegativity
The empirical study of negative attitudes toward gay and lesbian people (homonegativity) is a way to understand the reason for its prevalence. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and gay men scale (ATLG). A total of 359 undergraduate students were recruited from two different cities in Colombia, South America. Participants' attitudes toward gays and lesbian people …
Measuring Homonegativity
The empirical study of negative attitudes toward gay and lesbian people (homonegativity) is a way to understand the reason for its prevalence. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and gay men scale (ATLG). A total of 359 undergraduate students were recruited from two different cities in Colombia, South America. Participants' attitudes toward gays and lesbian people …
Social capital and psychological distress during Colombian coronavirus disease lockdown
This study aimed to establish the association of low social capital (SC) with psychological distress indicators. A cross‐sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire that evaluated demographic variables, social capital, perceived stress related to coronavirus disease, depression risk, insomnia risk, and suicide risk. SC was taken as an independent variable, and symptoms indicating psychological distress were considered as depende…
Suicide risk during the lockdown due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Colombia
The study aimed to estimate the high suicide risk during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Colombian population. A total of 700 adults aged between 18 and 76 years ( M = 37.1, SD = 12.7; 68.0% women) completed an online questionnaire. Findings showed that 7.6% of participants reported a high suicide risk. High suicide risk was associated with high perceived stress related to COVID-19, risk of depressive episode, and insomnia. Our study suggests that 1…
Perceived stress associated with Covid-19 epidemic in Colombia
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and variables related to perceived stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Colombian adults using a designed online cross-sectional survey. Adults answered a version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) modified for COVID-19 (PSS-10-C), with Cronbach alpha equal to 0.86. In total, 406 individuals aged between 19 and 88 years (M = 43.9; SD = 12.4) agreed to participate in the survey: …
Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale in the general Colombian population
The study aimed to adapt and explore the psychometric performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in the general Colombian population. The original FCV-19S is a 7-item scale that underwent an adaptation (Item 1 and 5 were deleted). From an online sample of 1,687 adults (59% female), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for versions of the scale with 6 and 5 items. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega were calculate…
Asociación entre síntomas depresivos y consumo abusivo de alcohol en estudiantes de Bucaramanga, Colombia
Existe una asociación significativa entre síntomas depresivos y consumo abusivo de alcohol en adolescentes; sin embargo, ésta no ha sido investigada en estudiantes colombianos. El objetivo de este estudio fue establecer la asociación entre síntomas depresivos y consumo abusivo de alcohol en estudiantes de educación media vocacional de Bucaramanga, Colombia. Una encuesta anónima que incluía la escala para depresión de Zung, la escala para alcoholi…
Validation of Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale Among the Colombian General Population
This study aimed to validate Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS; 1965) among Colombian people living in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Although used frequently in Colombian investigations to identify depressive disorders, the SDS had not been validated formally among the general Colombian population. Participants were a random sample of people dwelling in an urban area, mean age was 37.4 years ( SD 12.7). Participants filled out the SDS, and were t…
Internal Consistency of a Spanish Translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity Short Form
This study evaluated the internal consistency of a Spanish version of the short form of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity based on responses of 405 Colombian adolescent students ages 13 to 17 years. This translated short-form version of the scale had an internal consistency of .80. This estimate indicates suitable internal consistency reliability for research use in this population
Stability of the Spanish Version of the Five-Item Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity
The aim of this study was to establish test-retest reliability of a Spanish version of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (Campo-Arias, Oviedo, & Cogollo, 2009) among adolescent students in Cartagena, Colombia. A group of ninth grade students from two public schools in Colombia (N = 157) completed the five-item scale. Cronbach's alphas were .74 and .76 in the first and second administrations, respectively. Both Pearson's rho and in…
Prevalence and Predictors of High Sexual Prejudice Among Medical Students From Two Colombian Cities
Around the world, sexual prejudice is still a concerning attitude present in health care providers and institutions. Identification of sexual prejudice during medical training could be an initial strategy to improve health care assistance to this particular population. Despite significant knowledge in the area, almost all previous studies were based on samples from developed countries, and there are no studies evaluating sexual prejudice and its …
Five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity
The Spanish version of the five-item Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity is a refinement of the short version of the Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity. The scale is a good measurement for intrinsic religiosity. It has been applied previously among Colombian adolescent students. The internal consistency and construct and nomological validity were tested among a sample of 1349 Colombian college students from Santa Marta, Colom…
Measuring Homonegativity
The empirical study of negative attitudes toward gay and lesbian people (homonegativity) is a way to understand the reason for its prevalence. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and gay men scale (ATLG). A total of 359 undergraduate students were recruited from two different cities in Colombia, South America. Participants' attitudes toward gays and lesbian people …
Frecuencia y variables asociadas a estigma-discriminación percibido en víctimas del conflicto armado colombiano
Se desconoce la frecuencia de complejo estigma-discriminación percibido en víctimas del conflicto armado colombiano. El objetivo del estudio fue establecer la frecuencia y variables asociadas al estigma-discriminación percibido en víctimas del conflicto armado, en municipios del Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia. Se realizó un estudio transversal con víctimas registradas en el Programa de Atención Psicosocial y Salud Integral a Víctimas. Los s…
Confirmatory factor analysis of the five-item version of the Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity in adolescent students
The brief scale of Francis for religiosity (Francis-5) has shown acceptable psychometric performance in Colombian adolescents. However, a confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) has not been performed. The objective of the researche was to make a CFA to the Francis-5 in a sample of students of Santa Marta, Colombia. A validation study was performed. 350 students between 10 and 17 years old, and 54% were female. A CFA was performed to test the dimen…
Barriers to access to mental health services among Colombia outpatients
BACKGROUND: Access barriers are all situations or conditions that limit seeking, receiving or enjoying benefits offered by the health system. This set of situations translates into underutilization of the services offered. In Colombia, there is little information about barriers to accessing medical care in general, and even less in the specific field of mental health. AIM: To determine the barriers to accessing psychiatric care in outpatients in …
Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Internal Consistency of the Suicidal Ideation Scale of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Among Colombian Adolescents
The current study tested the one-dimensionality of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Suicidal Ideation (CES-D-SI) and its reliability among high school students in Santa Marta, Colombia. A total of 1,462 tenth and eleventh-grade students from public and private schools completed the CES-D-SI. The students were between 13 and 17 years ( M = 16.0, SD = 0.8), 60.3% were female, and 55.3% were in the tenth grade. A confirmat…
Prevalence and Factors Associated With Suicide Ideation in Colombian Caribbean Adolescent Students
The study aimed to know the prevalence of and some factors associated with suicide ideation in high school adolescents from a Colombian Caribbean city. A cross-sectional analytical study was designed with probability sampling. An expected prevalence of 50% and an alpha error of 5% were estimated. High-school students from public and private institutions were invited to participate. One thousand four hundred sixty-two adolescents participated in, …
Suicide risk during the lockdown due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Colombia
The study aimed to estimate the high suicide risk during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Colombian population. A total of 700 adults aged between 18 and 76 years ( M = 37.1, SD = 12.7; 68.0% women) completed an online questionnaire. Findings showed that 7.6% of participants reported a high suicide risk. High suicide risk was associated with high perceived stress related to COVID-19, risk of depressive episode, and insomnia. Our study suggests that 1…
Perceived stress associated with Covid-19 epidemic in Colombia
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and variables related to perceived stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Colombian adults using a designed online cross-sectional survey. Adults answered a version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) modified for COVID-19 (PSS-10-C), with Cronbach alpha equal to 0.86. In total, 406 individuals aged between 19 and 88 years (M = 43.9; SD = 12.4) agreed to participate in the survey: …
Polyvictimization and Recurrent Falling in Older Ecuadorian Adults
Objective: To assess depressive symptoms as a mediator in the association between polyvictimization and recurrent falling. Methods: Using data from the Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento (Health, Well-being, and Aging) Ecuador Study, we analyzed community-dwelling adults 60 years and older ( n = 5227). Recurrent falling was determined as ≥2 falls during the prior 12 months. Polyvictimization was determined as a history of ≥2 types of abuse. The me…
Psychometric Properties of the Five-Item Francis Attitude Towards Christianity Scale in Colombian Psychiatric Outpatients
Stigmatisation associated with Covid-19 in the general Colombian population
BACKGROUND: As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, the fear of infection increases and, with it, the stigma-discrimination, which makes it an additional problem of the epidemic. However, studies about stigma associated with coronavirus are scarce worldwide. AIMS: To determine the association between stigmatisation and fear of COVID-19 in the general population of Colombia. METHOD: = 12.5), 41.1% health workers, filled out an online questionnaire on…
Factors Associated with Cyberbullying Victimisation among Colombian High-School Adolescents
Validity and Reliability of the Spanish Version of Fear of Covid-19 Scale in Colombian Physicians
Fatalism, Emotional Regulation, and Suicide Risk in Colombian Adults During the SAR-Cov-2 Disease Epidemic
The current pandemic of Severe Acute Syndrome (SAR-CoV-2) is a public health problem with implications for mental health. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of suicide risk and its association with fatalism and emotional regulation during SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia's adult population. A cross-sectional study was designed, an online format was used, which evaluated sociodemographic variables, CES-D-SI, the Fatalism Questionnaire against COVID…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of Covid-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico
The study aimed to perform confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, gender differential item functioning, and discriminant validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale in emerging adult students of a university in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega), and gender differential item functioning were estimated (Kendall tau b correlation). The Fear of COVID-5 Scale showed a one-dimensio…
Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale in the general Colombian population
The study aimed to adapt and explore the psychometric performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in the general Colombian population. The original FCV-19S is a 7-item scale that underwent an adaptation (Item 1 and 5 were deleted). From an online sample of 1,687 adults (59% female), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for versions of the scale with 6 and 5 items. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega were calculate…
Social capital and psychological distress during Colombian coronavirus disease lockdown
This study aimed to establish the association of low social capital (SC) with psychological distress indicators. A cross‐sectional study was carried out using an online questionnaire that evaluated demographic variables, social capital, perceived stress related to coronavirus disease, depression risk, insomnia risk, and suicide risk. SC was taken as an independent variable, and symptoms indicating psychological distress were considered as depende…
Carrying weapons at school
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and factors associated with weapon carrying in Colombian high‐school students. A cross‐sectional study was designed to analyze this phenomenon among students aged between 13 and 17 years. A sample of 1462 students participated, 18.46% of which reported having planned suicide, 56.16% reported having started fighting, 22.57% alcohol drinking, 11.63% cannabis smoking, and 20.45% carrying weapon…
Psychometric performance of the brief Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity (Francis-4) in Mexican university students
The brief Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity (Francis-4) psychometric performance in Mexico is unknown. The objective was to evaluate the dimensionality, homogeneity, gender differential item functioning (DIF), and nomological validity of Francis-4. 1,108 university students between 18 and 60 years of age were evaluated; 80.4% were women (n = 891). CFA was performed with the following fit indicators: chi-square, RMSEA, CFI, TLI, and M…
Psychology (28 works) · Clinical Psychology (22 works) · Medicine (20 works) · Psychiatry (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (13 works) · Psychometrics (13 works) · Demography (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 works) · Population (9 works)