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The fear of COVID-19 scale: Its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries.
Sawicki, Artur J; Zemojtel-Piotrowska, Magdalena; Balcerowska, Julia M; Sawicka, Monika J; Piotrowski, Jaroslaw; Sedikides, Constantine; Jonason, Peter K; Maltby, John; Adamovic, Mladen; Agada, Attisso Mathieu Désiré; Ahmed, Oli; Al-Shawaf, Laith; Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw; Ardi, Rahkman; Babakr, Zana Hasan; Baltatescu, Sergiu; Bonato, Mario; Cowden, Richard G; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit; De Pretto, Laura; Gouveia, Valdiney V; Haretche, Carmen; Ilisko, Dzintra; Aruta, John Jamir Benzon; Jia, Fanli; Jovanovic, Veljko; Jukic, Tomislav; Kamble, Shanmukh V; Khachatryan, Narine; Klicperova-Baker, Martina; Koralov, Metodi; Kovacs, Monika; Kretchner, Mabelle; Fernandez, Aitor Larzabal; Liik, Kadi; Malik, Najma Iqbal; Malysheva, Karine; Moon, Chanki; Muehlbacher, Stephan; Nartova-Bochaver, Sofya; Torres-Marín, Jorge; Özsoy, Emrah; Park, Joonha; Piccinelli, Elena; Ramos-Diaz, Jano; Ridic, Ognjen; Samekin, Adil; Starc, Andrej; Kiêu, Trà T T; Tomsik, Robert.
  • Sawicki AJ; Institute of Psychology.
  • Zemojtel-Piotrowska M; Institute of Psychology.
  • Balcerowska JM; Institute of Psychology.
  • Sawicka MJ; Department of Clinical, Developmental and Educational Psychology.
  • Piotrowski J; Institute of Psychology.
  • Sedikides C; School of Psychology.
  • Jonason PK; Institute of Psychology.
  • Maltby J; Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
  • Adamovic M; Department of Management and International Business.
  • Agada AMD; Clinique Biasa.
  • Ahmed O; Department of Psychology.
  • Al-Shawaf L; Department of Psychology.
  • Appiah SCY; Department of Sociology and Social Work.
  • Ardi R; Department of Psychology.
  • Babakr ZH; Department of Psychology.
  • Baltatescu S; Department of Sociology and Social Work.
  • Bonato M; Department of General Psychology.
  • Cowden RG; Human Flourishing Program.
  • Chobthamkit P; Department of Psychology.
  • De Pretto L; Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
  • Gouveia VV; Department of Psychology.
  • Haretche C; Institute of Political Science.
  • Ilisko D; Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • Aruta JJB; Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology.
  • Jia F; Department of Psychology.
  • Jovanovic V; Department of Psychology.
  • Jukic T; Faculty of Medicine.
  • Kamble SV; Department of Psychology.
  • Khachatryan N; Department of Personality Psychology.
  • Klicperova-Baker M; Institute of Psychology.
  • Koralov M; Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology.
  • Kovacs M; Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education.
  • Kretchner M; Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology.
  • Fernandez AL; Escuela de Psicologia.
  • Liik K; School of Natural Sciences and Health.
  • Malik NI; Department of Psychology.
  • Malysheva K; Faculty of Psychology.
  • Moon C; Department of Psychology.
  • Muehlbacher S; Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics.
  • Nartova-Bochaver S; Department of Psychology.
  • Torres-Marín J; Department of Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences.
  • Özsoy E; Sakarya Business School.
  • Park J; NUCB Business School.
  • Piccinelli E; Centro de Investigacao e Intervencao Social.
  • Ramos-Diaz J; Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Society Studies.
  • Ridic O; Faculty of Business and Administration.
  • Samekin A; School of Liberal Arts.
  • Starc A; Department of Public Health.
  • Kiêu TTT; Department of Psychology.
  • Tomsik R; Research Institute for Child Psychology and Pathopsychology.
Psychol Assess ; 34(3): 294-310, 2022 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1637377
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a source of fear around the world. We asked whether the measurement of this fear is trustworthy and comparable across countries. In particular, we explored the measurement invariance and cross-cultural replicability of the widely used Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), testing community samples from 48 countries (N = 14,558). The findings indicate that the FCV-19S has a somewhat problematic structure, yet the one-factor solution is replicable across cultural contexts and could be used in studies that compare people who vary on gender and educational level. The validity of the scale is supported by a consistent pattern of positive correlations with perceived stress and general anxiety. However, given the unclear structure of the FCV-19S, we recommend using latent factor scores, instead of raw scores, especially in cross-cultural comparisons. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Psychol Assess Journal subject: Psychology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Psychol Assess Journal subject: Psychology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article