Construction of the Scale of Psychological Impact of Sexual Harassment in Public Transportation in Young Women in Trujillo

The present study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the scale of psychological impact ofsexual harassment in young women in Trujillo, a problem that affects the well-being and safety of womenin public transportation, with a sample of 500 university women in the city of Trujillo between 18 and 30years of age, selected through a non-probabilistic snowball sampling. The study was of an applied typeand quantitative approach, using a non-experimental design, with 44 items initially distributed in 4dimensions. The content validity was evaluated by means of Aiken's V coefficient, obtaining values above0.80. With respect to the confirmatory factor analysis, the scale was refined to 21 items divided into 2dimensions, showing adequate adjustment indexes of (?²/gl=3.27, TLI=0.919, CFI=0.928, SRMR=.0.0451,RMSEA=0.0674), and the reliability, calculated by the Omega coefficient and Coefficient alpha rangesbetween 0.921 and 0.914, indicating that the instrument presents a high internal consistency. It isconcluded by demonstrating the usefulness and relevance of the instrument to measure the psychologicalimpact after an experience of sexual harassment in public transport, offering a solid tool for theevaluation and understanding of the problem. Received: 26 September 2025 / Accepted: 24 February 2026 / Published: March 2026