Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in the general Colombian population

Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda; Andrés Felipe Tirado-Otálvaro; Adalberto Campo-Arias

doi:10.1080/07481187.2021.1874572

Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in the general Colombian population

Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda, Andrés Felipe Tirado-Otálvaro, Adalberto Campo-Arias

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The study aimed to adapt and explore the psychometric performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in the general Colombian population. The original FCV-19S is a 7-item scale that underwent an adaptation (Item 1 and 5 were deleted). From an online sample of 1,687 adults (59% female), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for versions of the scale with 6 and 5 items. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega were calculated. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the 5-item scale (Fear of COVID-5) presented better indicators. In conclusion, the Fear of COVID-5 has acceptable performance in the Colombian population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	595-602
Number of pages	8
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1874572
State	Published - 2022

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The Research Vice-rectory of the Universidad del Magdalena supported Adalberto Campo-Arias through Resolution 266 of 2020.

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