Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in three Portuguese-speaking countries.
J Health Psychol
; 27(13): 2997-3012, 2022 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1706371
ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the measurement invariance of the Portuguese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) across three countries Brazil (South America), Mozambique (East Africa), and Portugal (Southwest Europe). A total of 8694 participants were recruited through convenience sampling (7430 Brazilians, 387 Mozambicans, and 877 Portuguese adults). The unidimensional structure of the FCV-19S fitted well with each country's data. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that the FCV-19S was partially invariant across countries and fully invariant across gender and age groups, thus providing a solid basis for cross-group comparisons. Structural invariance tests revealed different levels of fear across countries and genders but not across age groups.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Psychol
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
13591053221076578
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