TY - JOUR
T1 - Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Internal Consistency, Gender Differential Item Functioning and Discriminant Validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale Amidst Emerging Adult University Students in Mexico
AU - Campo-Arias, Adalberto
AU - Tirado-Otálvaro, Andrés Felipe
AU - Álvarez-Solorza, Isabel
AU - Cassiani-Miranda, Carlos Arturo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - The study aimed to perform confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, gender differential item functioning, and discriminant validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale in emerging adult students of a university in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega), and gender differential item functioning were estimated (Kendall tau b correlation). The Fear of COVID-5 Scale showed a one-dimension structure (RMSEA = 0.07, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.96, and SRMR = 0.02), with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.78 and McDonald's omega of 0.81), non-gender differential item functioning (Kendall tau b between 0.07 and 0.10), and significant discriminant validity (Higher scores for fear of COVID-19 were observed in high clinical anxiety levels). In conclusion, the Fear of COVID-5 Scale presents a clear one-dimension structure similar to a previous study.
AB - The study aimed to perform confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, gender differential item functioning, and discriminant validity of the Fear of COVID-5 Scale in emerging adult students of a university in Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega), and gender differential item functioning were estimated (Kendall tau b correlation). The Fear of COVID-5 Scale showed a one-dimension structure (RMSEA = 0.07, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.96, and SRMR = 0.02), with high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.78 and McDonald's omega of 0.81), non-gender differential item functioning (Kendall tau b between 0.07 and 0.10), and significant discriminant validity (Higher scores for fear of COVID-19 were observed in high clinical anxiety levels). In conclusion, the Fear of COVID-5 Scale presents a clear one-dimension structure similar to a previous study.
KW - confirmatory factor analysis
KW - emerging adults
KW - fear of COVID-19
KW - students
KW - universities
KW - validation studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106039532&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00302228211016216
DO - 10.1177/00302228211016216
M3 - Artículo en revista científica indexada
AN - SCOPUS:85106039532
SN - 0030-2228
VL - 87
SP - 4
EP - 19
JO - Omega (United States)
JF - Omega (United States)
IS - 1
ER -
