Riesgos y cuidado en escenarios nocturnos de presencia masiva. Construcción de una escala para su evaluación.

Abstract

What are the risks that young people who attend nightly mass events are exposed to? How do they protect themselves from those risks? To give answers to these questions, a first qualitative study was carried out that allowed us to learn, from the perception of young people, the risks and care that take place in different night scenes in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (C.A.B.A.). In this article, the second stage of this research is presented, which consisted of the construction of an instrument to assess this phenomenon. Method. For the elaboration of the items, the categories that emerged from the qualitative study were operationalized. To establish the content validity of the test, expert judges (n=5) and young people attending night events in C.A.B.A. were recruited (n=18). Each expert judge should indicate the degree of congruence ítem-category and the quality of the item. Regarding the young people, in order to know the adequacy of each item, cognitive interviews were conducted using the verbal sounding technique with comprehension-interpretation and paraphrase questions. Results: A scale of 78 items was achieved with high content validity. This scale will be applied to a large group of young people. The results will allow the planning of prevention strategies aimed at reducing risks and promoting care environments and practices associated with nightlife.