Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale
Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale
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DOI：
10.1007/s11469-020-00316-x
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发表时间：
2020-05-16
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8
通讯作者：
Alyami, Hussain
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作者：
Alyami, Mohsen;Henning, Marcus;Alyami, Hussain
恐惧是对即将到来的威胁（如冠状病毒-19疾病（COVID-19））的核心情绪反应。COVID-19恐惧量表（FCV-19 S）评估对COVID-19的恐惧程度。本研究考察了阿拉伯语版FCV-19 S的心理测量特性。FCV-19 S被翻译成阿拉伯语。使用FCV-19 S的阿拉伯语版本和医院焦虑和抑郁量表（HADS）进行在线调查。信度和同时和验证效度进行了检查。该数据集由693名沙特参与者组成。阿拉伯语FCV-19 S的内部一致性令人满意（α = .88），与HADS（r = .66）的显着正相关性表明了良好的同时有效性。证实了FCV-19 S的一维结构。FCV-19 S的阿拉伯语版本在心理测量上是稳健的，可用于评估COVID-19对沙特成年人群心理影响的研究。
Fear is a central emotional response to imminent threats such as the coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses the severity of fear towards COVID-19. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the FCV-19S. Using a forward-backward translation, the FCV-19S was translated into Arabic. An online survey using the Arabic versions of FCV-19S and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was administered. Reliability and concurrent and confirmatory validity were examined. The dataset consisted of 693 Saudi participants. The internal consistency of the Arabic FCV-19S was satisfactory (alpha = .88), with sound concurrent validity indicated by significant and positive correlations with HADS (r = .66). The unidimensional structure of the FCV-19S was confirmed. The Arabic version of the FCV-19S is psychometrically robust and can be used in research assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 among a Saudi adult population.