Universidad Peruana Unión

Psychometric properties of the adolescent stress questionnaire–short form (ASQ-14) in Peruvian adolescents

Background Stress during adolescence may arise from multiple academic, family, interpersonal, and personal demands and can be associated with emotional distress and difficulties in daily adjustment. Therefore, brief instruments with adequate psychometric evidence are needed for i...

Financial Inclusion or Digital Discrimination? Algorithmic Credit Decisions and Gender Inequalities: A Scoping Review

The rapid expansion of financial technologies has repositioned algorithmic credit decision systems as central gatekeepers of economic opportunity, raising a fundamental sociological question: Do these systems broaden financial inclusion or do they reproduce—and potentially amplif...

Generative AI Literacy and Research Self-Efficacy in Relation to Attitudes Toward Scientific Research Among Health Sciences Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has rapidly entered undergraduate research training, yet its relationship with research self-efficacy and attitudes toward scientific research remains underexplored among Health Sciences students. This cross-sectional study examined how...

Psychometric evaluation of the WAST in the Collao Quechua: an integrative multi-method approach based on CFA, IRT, and network analysis

Abstract Background Violence against women is a problem with high prevalence in rural areas of Peru. Faced with this, the objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) in its Quechua version, Collao variant, under a multi-method ap...

Changes in obesity prevalence across household wealth groups among Peruvian adults: a ten-year analysis of a national survey

Obesity is a major public health problem, and its socioeconomic distribution varies across countries and stages of economic development. Evidence of temporal changes in household wealth inequality and obesity remains limited in Peru. This study aimed to assess the association bet...

Personal, Normative, and Access-Related Correlates of Fruit and Vegetable Purchase Intention in Peruvian Adults

Background/Objectives: Fruit and vegetable purchase intention may reflect personal, normative, and access-related factors, yet evidence from Peru remains limited. This study aimed to examine associations of health consciousness, family influence, perceived behavioral control, and...