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COVID-19 Fear Among Pakistanis: Psychometric Evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale Using Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
Ullah, Irfan; Tahir, Muhammad Junaid; Ali, Sajjad; Waseem, Rabia; Griffiths, Mark D; Mamun, Mohammed A; Lin, Chung-Ying; Pakpour, Amir H.
  • Ullah I; Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Tahir MJ; Ameer-Ud-Din Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Ali S; Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Waseem R; Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Griffiths MD; International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
  • Mamun MA; CHINTA Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Lin CY; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Pakpour AH; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Int J Ment Health Addict ; : 1-16, 2021 Nov 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2284840
ABSTRACT
The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses the fear of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has been translated and validated into over 20 languages. The present study conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and item response theory (IRT) analyses on the FCV-19S among a sample of 937 Pakistani adults (mean [SD] age of 25.83 [11.80] years; 537 [57.3%] females). The CFA and IRT confirmed the unidimensionality of the FCV-19S. The Likert-type scale used in the FCV-19S was supported by the proper threshold orderings. Additionally, no DIF contrast had an absolute value larger than 0.5 regarding the participants' characteristics of gender, age, living status, and education in the IRT findings. The FCV-19S was found to be valid and reliable with strong psychometric properties among the Pakistani adult population.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Int J Ment Health Addict Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S11469-021-00656-2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Int J Ment Health Addict Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S11469-021-00656-2