The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: A Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis.
Assessment
; 29(5): 940-948, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1097076
ABSTRACT
A reliability generalization meta-analysis was carried out to estimate the average reliability of the seven-item, 5-point Likert-type Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), one of the most widespread scales developed around the COVID-19 pandemic. Different reliability coefficients from classical test theory and the Rasch Measurement Model were meta-analyzed, heterogeneity among the most reported reliability estimates was examined by searching for moderators, and a predictive model to estimate the expected reliability was proposed. At least one reliability estimate was available for a total of 44 independent samples out of 42 studies, being that Cronbach's alpha was most frequently reported. The coefficients exhibited pooled estimates ranging from .85 to .90. The moderator analyses led to a predictive model in which the standard deviation of scores explained 36.7% of the total variability among alpha coefficients. The FCV-19S has been shown to be consistently reliable regardless of the moderator variables examined.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Assessment
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1073191121994164
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