Cross-cultural validation of the Worries about COVID-19 and its consequences Scale (W-COV) in adolescents and young people

Mónaco, Estefanía; Schoeps, Konstanze; Valero‐Moreno, Selene; Castro-Calvo, Jesús; Montoya‐Castilla, Inmaculada; Rosario, Constanza del; Coello, Fernanda; Trujillo, Ángela; Munévar, Fernando Riveros; Esparza, Nancy Alejandra Amador

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.016

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“…The scale consists of 16 items which were scored on a 5‐point Likert scale ranging between 1 (Almost never) and 5 (Almost always). In the original cross‐cultural validation study conducted in the Spanish‐speaking adolescent population, results from a confirmatory factor analysis suggested adequate structural characteristics of the 1‐factor solution of the scale (KMO = .83; RMSEA = .08; SRMR = .09; CFI = .91; GFI = .94) 35 . In our study, the reliability indices of the W‐COV were satisfactory: α = .88; ω = .89.…”

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“…Worries about COVID-19 were assessed using the worries about COVID-19 and its consequences Scale (W-COV). 35 The W-COV was designed to assess worries about health, economic, and political circumstances, academic and/or occupational performance, social relationships, and psychological health. The scale consists of 16 items which were scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging between 1 (Almost never) and 5 (Almost always).…”

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Teachers' Response to Stress, Anxiety and Depression During COVID‐19 Lockdown: What Have We Learned From the Pandemic?

Lacomba‐Trejo

Schoeps

Valero‐Moreno

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Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND:As a result of national lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, teachers were forced to suspend their classes and replace them with online teaching and home schooling. Additional stressors such as competing family responsibility have increased their worries and mental health problems. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of COVID-19-related worries on teachers' emotional symptoms, considering the mediating role of several protective factors. METHODS:A total of 614 Chilean teachers (94.60% women) participated in this study using a cross-sectional design and incidental sampling method. Self-report data was collected assessing emotional symptoms, COVID-19-related worries, life satisfaction, affect balance, and resilience. Descriptive analyses, Pearson's correlations, hierarchical regressions, and mediation models were conducted. RESULTS:The results indicated that emotional symptoms were associated with prepandemic physical and mental health problems, higher levels of worries and negative affect, as well as lower levels of life satisfaction and resilience. Results from the mediation models showed that the negative impact of COVID-19-related worries on emotional symptoms was alleviated by affect balance and resilience.CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the importance of addressing the risk and protective factors for teachers' mental health during exceptional situations such as the ongoing pandemic.

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Teachers' Response to Stress, Anxiety and Depression During COVID‐19 Lockdown: What Have We Learned From the Pandemic?

Lacomba‐Trejo

Schoeps

Valero‐Moreno

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Journal of School Health

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“…COVID-19 worry was measured using the question “How worried are you about the impacts of coronavirus?” in terms of (1) the health of your loved ones, (2) your own mental well-being, and (3) the mental well-being of your loved ones. Similar questions have been used in previous studies to assess pandemic-related worry (e.g., Broos et al, 2022 ; Mónaco et al, 2022 ; Okruszek et al, 2020 ; Ranta et al, 2020 ) and other health-related worries in specific situations (Green et al, 2003 ). The answers were provided on a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = not worried at all; 5 = extremely worried).…”

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Psychosocial Perspective on Problem Gambling: The role of Social Relationships, Resilience, and COVID-19 Worry

2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified several psychosocial risks and problem behaviors among vulnerable individuals. Given that gambling has high addictive potential, it is important to consider the underlying mechanisms of problem gambling. This study examined psychosocial factors associated with pandemic-time problem gambling.Cross-sectional data were gathered via an online survey of 18–75-year-old Finnish, Swedish, and British respondents (n = 2,022) who reported having gambled at least occasionally during the pandemic. Measures included problem gambling, loneliness, COVID-19 worry, social support, and psychological resilience. Control variables included gender, age, and education. Structural equation modeling was used as an analytical technique.Loneliness was found to be associated with problem gambling. While COVID-19 worry was not directly associated with problem gambling, it predicted higher loneliness, which in turn was associated with problem gambling. Evidence was not found regarding the protective role of resilience or social support in problem gambling. However, social support was found to be associated with higher problem gambling severity. Male gender and younger age were associated with problem gambling.The results bring insight into underlying vulnerabilities regarding problem gambling during the pandemic. More focus should be placed on the quality and sources of social support, as well as on how psychosocial risk and protective factors might work differently among different populations of gamblers.

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“…Monaco et al ( 28 ) designed this instrument composed of 16 items and three factors. Worry about health has 5 items ( α =.88), Worry about the economy has 5 ( α =.69) items and psychosocial worry 6 ( α =.72).…”

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Emotional state, life satisfaction and worries regarding COVID-19 in Spanish and Chilean adolescents during Spring 2020

Ciudad-Fernández

Schoeps

Montoya‐Castilla

2022

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

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Background The lockdown due to COVID-19, has affected the mental health of the population. Recent literature suggests a greater psychological impact on adolescents regardless of their cultural background. Objective The aim is to analyze the emotional state, life satisfaction and worries about COVID-19 in Chilean and Spanish adolescents. Method A total of 1078 adolescents (M=15.18; SD=1.25) completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, the COVID-19 Worry Scale and the Life Satisfaction Scale. The design was cross-sectional and descriptive. Descriptive analyses, t-tests, and linear regressions were performed. Results More emotional symptoms, worries and lower life satisfaction were observed in Chile. Girls had more worries and emotional symptoms. An affected psychological state is also observed in Spanish adolescents, especially in Chilean adolescents. Worries about COVID-19 affect depression, anxiety, stress and life satisfaction in both samples. Conclusions Further research is needed to prevent psychological distress in future pandemics. Developing tailored interventions are encouraged.

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Cross-cultural validation of the Worries about COVID-19 and its consequences Scale (W-COV) in adolescents and young people

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References 48 publications

Teachers' Response to Stress, Anxiety and Depression During COVID‐19 Lockdown: What Have We Learned From the Pandemic?

Teachers' Response to Stress, Anxiety and Depression During COVID‐19 Lockdown: What Have We Learned From the Pandemic?

Psychosocial Perspective on Problem Gambling: The role of Social Relationships, Resilience, and COVID-19 Worry

Emotional state, life satisfaction and worries regarding COVID-19 in Spanish and Chilean adolescents during Spring 2020

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