Fear of COVID-19 and death anxiety: Polish adaptations of scales.
Postep Psychiatr Neurol
; 30(2): 61-72, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2293416
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
We aimed to adapt for the Polish language two scales for studies on the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic - The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) by Ahorsu et al. and the Scale of Death Anxiety (SDA) by Cai et al.Methods:
Besides the FCV-19S and SDA, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HADS (Zigmond and Snaith), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) (Cohen et al.), the General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28 (Goldberg), and the Positive Orientation Scale P (Caprara et al.) were used in the study on 756 people aged 18-68 (M = 31.91, SD = 11.30) - 158 men and 598 women.Results:
Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the one-dimensional structure of the Polish adaptation of FCV-19S, with satisfac- tory internal consistency and Cronbach's α equal to 0.84. With regard to the Polish adaptation of the SDA, instead of the 4-facto- rial structure (as in the original tool), the analysis uncovered a three-factor structure intrusions/thoughts, anxiety/emotions, and avoidance. Cronbach's α coefficient for the entire scale was 0.92. Both tools were significantly, positively correlated with anxiety, depression, and stress levels.Conclusions:
Polish adaptations of both tools are characterized by satisfactory psychometric properties, which enable their use in research and clinical practice.
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Postep Psychiatr Neurol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ppn.2021.108471
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