The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Its Structure and Measurement Invariance Across 48 Countries

Artur J. Sawicki*, Magdalena Żemojtel-Piotrowska, Julia M. Balcerowska, Monika J. Sawicka, Jarosław Piotrowski, Constantine Sedikides, Peter K. Jonason, John Maltby, Mladen Adamovic, Attisso Mathieu Désiré Agada, Oli Ahmed, Laith Al-Shawaf, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Rahkman Ardi, Zana Hasan Babakr, Sergiu Bălţătescu, Mario Bonato, Richard G. Cowden, Phatthanakit Chobthamkit, Laura De PrettoValdiney V. Gouveia, Carmen Haretche, Dzintra Iliško, John Jamir Benzon Aruta, Fanli Jia, Veljko Jovanovic, Tomislav Jukic, Shanmukh V. Kamble, Narine Khachatryan, Martina Klicperova-Baker, Metodi Koralov, Monika Kovacs, Mabelle Kretchner, Aitor Larzabal Fernandez, Kadi Liik, Najma Iqbal Malik, Karine Malysheva, Chanki Moon, Stephan Muehlbacher, Sofya Nartova-Bochaver, Jorge Torres-Marín, Emrah Özsoy, Joonha Park, Elena Piccinelli, Jano Ramos-Diaz, OgnjenRiđic, Adil Samekin, Andrej Starc, Trà T.T. Kiêu, Robert Tomsik, Charles S. Umeh, EduardoWills-Herrera, Anna Wlodarczyk, Zahir Vally, Somayeh Zand

*Korrespondierende:r Autor:in für diese Arbeit

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a source of fear around the world. We asked whether the measurement of this fear is trustworthy and comparable across countries. In particular, we explored the measurement invariance and cross-cultural replicability of the widely used Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), testing community samples from 48 countries (N = 14,558). The findings indicate that the FCV-19S has a somewhat problematic structure, yet the one-factor solution is replicable across cultural contexts and could be used in studies that compare people who vary on gender and educational level. The validity of the scale is supported by a consistent pattern of positive correlations with perceived stress and general anxiety. However, given the unclear structure of the FCV-19S, we recommend using latent factor scores, instead of raw scores, especially in cross-cultural comparisons. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)294-310
Seitenumfang17
FachzeitschriftPsychological Assessment
Jahrgang34
Ausgabenummer3
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2022

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Psychiatrie und psychische Gesundheit
  • Klinische Psychologie

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