An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a sample of help-seeking men
| العنوان: | An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a sample of help-seeking men |
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| المؤلفون: | Simon Rice, Katherine Trail, Courtney Walton, David Kealy, Zac Seidler, Michael Wilson, John Oliffe, John Ogrodniczuk |
| المصدر: | Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 24:22-31 |
| بيانات النشر: | Komitet Redakcyjno - Wydawniczy Polskiego Towarzystwa Psychiatrycznego, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology |
| الوصف: | Aim of the studyThe Fear of COVID-19 Scale is a widely used measurement tool for related anxieties, however previous studies validating the scale report varying fit indices, often below accepted cut-off points. This suggests re-specification of the scale may be required. The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the English-version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a population of help-seeking males using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Subject or material and methodsData from 621 males aged 18-80 years (mean=38.23, SD=13.59) was collected via a cross-sectional open online survey. Along with the 7-item Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the PHQ-4 and PROMIS Anger Short Form were used to measure probable anxiety, depression and anger. Data were randomly partitioned into two subsamples and separate factor analyses were conducted with robust CFA corrections applied for non-normality.ResultsA 4-item single-factor version of the scale was identified reporting excellent model fit (R-RMSEA=.033, R-CFI=.998, R-TFI=.997, SRMR=.012) and good internal consistency (α=.86). Age and probable anxiety effects were observed.DiscussionRelative to existing validation studies of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the present study provides improved psychometrics of the 4-item version of the scale, while scale means observed were comparable to other studies.ConclusionsThis study validates a 4-item version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale to assess related anxieties in a help seeking male population. Future research should seek to validate the 4-item version in other subpopulations. |
| تدمد: | 2083-828X 1509-2046 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::2a2a3ec71e3e0bf63c49d6d0ed27ec20 https://doi.org/10.12740/app/141731 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........2a2a3ec71e3e0bf63c49d6d0ed27ec20 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 2083828X 15092046 |
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