Development and Validation of the Social Anomie Brief Scale (SAS-10) Against the New Standards Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Currently, social anomie is a public health problem worldwide since people show behavior that does not conform to the newly established norms. Faced with this, aim of study was develop and validate psychometric properties short scale assess in sample 406 adults (48% male 52% female) between ages 18 62. Validity evaluated based on internal structure through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) reliability consistency method hierarchical omega coefficient. The results indicate bi-factor model presents better indexes adjustment data (χ2=62.86; df=25; p=.000; RMSEA=.061 [IC90% .042-.080]; SRMR=.024; CFI=.99; TLI=.99). Furthermore, adequate levels for general (ωH=.70) affective (ωhs=.32) (ωhs=.41) dimensions. In conclusion, provide conceptual statistical basis development SAS-10 subsequent studies.