TY - JOUR
T1 - Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in the general Colombian population
AU - Cassiani-Miranda, Carlos Arturo
AU - Tirado-Otálvaro, Andrés Felipe
AU - Campo-Arias, Adalberto
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2021.1874572
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2021.1874572
M3 - Artículo en revista científica indexada
AN - SCOPUS:85099688663
SN - 0748-1187
VL - 46
SP - 595
EP - 602
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
IS - 3
ER -