Psychometric Evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale Among Chinese Population.

Chi, Xinli; Chen, Shiyun; Chen, Yuying; Chen, Danying; Yu, Qian; Guo, Tianyou; Cao, Qianyu; Zheng, Xiaodan; Huang, Shaojie; Hossain, Md Mahhub; Stubbs, Brendon; Yeung, Albert; Zou, Liye

Chi, Xinli; Chen, Shiyun; Chen, Yuying; Chen, Danying; Yu, Qian; Guo, Tianyou; Cao, Qianyu; Zheng, Xiaodan; Huang, Shaojie; Hossain, Md Mahhub; Stubbs, Brendon; Yeung, Albert; Zou, Liye.

Chi X; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chen S; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chen Y; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Chen D; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yu Q; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Guo T; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Cao Q; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zheng X; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Huang S; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Hossain MM; Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.
Stubbs B; Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Yeung A; Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114 USA.
Zou L; Institute of Mental Health, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.

Int J Ment Health Addict ; 20(2): 1273-1288, 2022.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1032849

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Fear is a negative emotional reaction to or persistent worry over an imminent public health event like COVID-19. The COVID-Fear Scale was developed in many countries, but not in China. The current study aims to examine the psychometric properties of Chinese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Translation into Chinese and back-translation into English were conducted firstly. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis were conducted in Sample 1, followed by validity tests in Sample 2. Likely, test-retest reliability was conducted in sample 3. A bifactor structure of Chinese version of FCV-19S with a general fear factor and two orthogonal group factors with fear thoughts and physical response was confirmed. Besides, it has good internal consistency reliability (α = .92), composite reliability (CR = .92), and validity correlation validity. The results of the present study confirmed that the Chinese version of FCV-19S has good psychometric properties in the Chinese communities. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-020-00441-7.

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Fear of COVID-19 Scale; Reliability; Validity

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: Int J Ment Health Addict Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S11469-020-00441-7

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