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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Psychometric Assessment of Screening Measures for Depression, Anxiety, Somatization, and Life Satisfaction in Honduran University Students.

Miguel Landa-Blanco, Raquel Mejía-Sánchez, Yarani Echenique, Dilcia Reyes-Murillo, Lina Mendoza-Recarte, Carolina Neves, Eliana Fuentes-Mendoza, Marcio Alexander Castillo-Díaz

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Miguel Landa-BlancoSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.ORCID 0000-0002-7865-7593
Raquel Mejía-SánchezSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.ORCID 0009-0006-5069-5957
Yarani EcheniqueSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Dilcia Reyes-MurilloSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Lina Mendoza-RecarteSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Carolina NevesSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Eliana Fuentes-MendozaSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Marcio Alexander Castillo-DíazSchool of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.ORCID 0000-0002-9489-7036

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Abstract

This study evaluated the structural, convergent, and discriminant validity, invariance, and internal consistency of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) among 910 students at the National Autonomous University of Honduras. Mental health issues are common among university students, with anxiety, depression, and somatization often co-occurring from a transdiagnostic perspective. Life satisfaction, meanwhile, is recognized as a protective factor for mental well-being. In response to rising psychological distress among university students, reliable mental health screening tools are critical for early detection and intervention. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the unidimensional structure of each scale, while multigroup CFA demonstrated gender invariance. Women reported higher anxiety, depression, and somatization scores, whereas men had higher life satisfaction. Internal consistency, measured by McDonald's Omega (

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anxietydepressionHondurasmental health screeningsatisfaction with lifesomatizationuniversity students

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PMCPMC12649360

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