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Purpose: This paper aims to adapt and validate the Luxury Consumption Tendency (LCTS) from to the Brazilian context. Design/methodology/approach: The data collection was both presential and online with a sample of 401 consumers over 18 years old. To validate the instrument, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed, verifying the adjustment of the whole model, the reliability and validity of the instrument, and also the descriptive analysis. Research, Practical & Social implications: The final scale was composed of four dimensions, thus being: singularity; symbolic meaning; arbitrary desire; exclusive minority. Therefore, this paper seeks to contribute to the marketing studies, consumer behavior and luxury consumption tendency by presenting the psychometrics proprieties of the scale, providing viability for the application of the instrument in Brazil and expanding scientific knowledge in the field of marketing. Originality/value: The proceedings of translation, adaptation, and application of the items with sociodemographic questions were performed to the Brazilian context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) in a Brazilian non-clinical sample. To this end, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis and measurement invariance were performed, as well as investigating evidence of reliability and validity based on the relationship with other variables. In addition, anxiety levels were tracked in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationship with sociodemographic characteristics was verified. 4805 people participated, of both sexes and from all regions of the country, with an average age of 31.3 years (SD = 11.91). The results showed one-dimensionality of GAD-7 and its measurement equivalence between individuals with different levels of education and sex. The scale showed validity converging with the Questionnaire on Patient Health. Most of the participants had a moderate and severe level of anxiety. It was observed that the female gender and lower education level increased the chances of significant anxious symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]