The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation
The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation
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DOI：
10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8
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发表时间：
2020-03-27
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8
通讯作者：
Pakpour, Amir H.
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作者：
Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi;Lin, Chung-Ying;Pakpour, Amir H.
背景COVID-19的出现及其后果导致全球个人的恐惧、担忧和焦虑。本研究开发了COVID-19恐惧量表（FCV-19 S），以补充预防COVID-19病例传播和治疗的临床工作。样本包括717名伊朗参与者。FCV-19 S的项目是基于对现有恐惧量表、专家评估和参与者访谈的广泛审查而构建的。进行了几次心理测量测试，以确定其可靠性和有效性。结果经过专家组评审和校正项目-总相关检验后，保留了7个项目，其校正项目-总相关（0.47 ~ 0.56）可接受，并通过显著和强因子负荷（0.66 ~ 0.74）进一步证实。此外，使用经典测试理论和Rasch模型评估的其他属性在七项量表上也令人满意。更具体地说，信度值，如内部一致性（α = .82）和重测信度（ICC = .72）是可以接受的。医院焦虑和抑郁量表（抑郁，r = 0.425，焦虑，r = 0.511）和感知疾病易感性量表（感知传染性，r = 0.483和细菌厌恶，r = 0.459）的并行效度支持。结论新型冠状病毒病恐惧量表具有较强的心理测量学特征。它在评估普通人群对COVID-19的恐惧方面是可靠和有效的，也将有助于减轻个人对COVID-19的恐惧。
Background The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to complement the clinical efforts in preventing the spread and treating of COVID-19 cases. Methods The sample comprised 717 Iranian participants. The items of the FCV-19S were constructed based on extensive review of existing scales on fears, expert evaluations, and participant interviews. Several psychometric tests were conducted to ascertain its reliability and validity properties. Results After panel review and corrected item-total correlation testing, seven items with acceptable corrected item-total correlation (0.47 to 0.56) were retained and further confirmed by significant and strong factor loadings (0.66 to 0.74). Also, other properties evaluated using both classical test theory and Rasch model were satisfactory on the seven-item scale. More specifically, reliability values such as internal consistency (alpha = .82) and test-retest reliability (ICC = .72) were acceptable. Concurrent validity was supported by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (with depression, r = 0.425 and anxiety, r = 0.511) and the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale (with perceived infectability, r = 0.483 and germ aversion, r = 0.459). Conclusion The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties. It is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying COVID-19 fears among individuals.