Factor analysis of the COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale: A preliminary study

Yıldırım, Murat; Güler, Abdurrahim

doi:10.1080/07481187.2020.1784311

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“…Only few studies examined the relationship between severity, self-efficacy, and mental health in the context of COVID-19. Higher severity, and lower self-efficacy were found to be related with poor mental health (Yıldırım & G€ uler, 2020). Another study found a negative relationship between general self-efficacy and psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic (Shacham et al, 2020).…”

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COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, preventive behaviors, and mental health in Turkey

2020

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This study tested whether the levels of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) severity, selfefficacy, knowledge, and preventive behaviors predicted mental health. Participants were 3190 Turkish adults (50% women; M age ¼ 38.76, SD ¼ 10.43 years) who completed online self-reported questionnaires. Most participants (55.11-64.42%) had inadequate knowledge about COVID-19 and were highly engaged in preventive behaviors. COVID-19-related severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors correlated with mental health. Regression analysis showed that COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors uniquely predicted mental health over and above gender, age, and chronic diseases. Findings may underscore the development of interventions aiming to improve mental health of individuals during pandemic.

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COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, preventive behaviors, and mental health in Turkey

2020

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“…The CPRS measures the COVID-19 related to personal risk ( Yıldırım & Güler, 2020 ). The scale includes 8 items and two dimensions (cognitive and emotional).…”

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“…Higher scores reflect greater risk related to COVID-19. Yıldırım and Güler (2020) reported that the CPRS has a two-factor structure (shown through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses), good convergent validity with COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, and mental health and high internal consistency reliability.…”

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Positivity explains how COVID-19 perceived risk increases death distress and reduces happiness

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2021

Personality and Individual Differences

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has produced an unprecedented impact on all aspects of life, including mental outcomes like death distress. This study examined the mediating effect of positivity on the association between COVID-19 related perceived risk, death distress, and happiness. Participants were 3109 Turkish adults (Mean age = 38.64 ± 10.40) who completed online measures of perceived risk, positivity, death distress, and happiness during the pandemic. Results showed that perceived risk had a significant direct effect on positivity, death distress, and happiness. Positivity had a significant direct effect on death distress and happiness. Mediation analysis indicated that positivity mediated the effect of perceived risk on death distress and happiness. Results suggest that positivity is an important aspect of developing strength-based preventions and interventions aiming to reduce psychological distress and improve happiness.

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“… Yıldırim and Güler (2020) developed the 8-item COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale (CPRS) to assess perceived risk of infection. They amended the 8-item SARS Risk Perception Scale ( Brug et al, 2004 ) and, like it, theirs included a cognitive dimension (focusing on the perceived likelihood of COVID-19 infection) and an emotional dimension (focusing on worry about significant others contracting the virus).…”

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The COVID-19 Own Risk Appraisal Scale (CORAS): Development and validation in two samples from the United Kingdom

2020

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Perceived risk is an important determinant of the adoption of preventive behaviours. In this article, the psychometric properties of the COVID-19 Own Risk Appraisal Scale (CORAS), including its development and validation in two samples in the United Kingdom, are described. The CORAS is a measure of perceived personal risk of contracting the disease, incorporating primarily intuitive with some analytic risk estimates. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed on data from 470 participants in the United Kingdom who completed the CORAS, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours Index. Results showed that a unidimensional, six-item model fits the data well, with satisfactory fit indices, internal consistency and high item loadings onto the factor. We found no statistically significant differences by age, gender or ethnicity. The CORAS correlated positively with the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the COVID-19 Preventive Behaviours Index, suggesting good concurrent validity.

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Factor analysis of the COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale: A preliminary study

Cited by 184 publications

References 42 publications

COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, preventive behaviors, and mental health in Turkey

COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, preventive behaviors, and mental health in Turkey

Positivity explains how COVID-19 perceived risk increases death distress and reduces happiness

The COVID-19 Own Risk Appraisal Scale (CORAS): Development and validation in two samples from the United Kingdom

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