Fear of COVID-19 scale: Psychometric properties, reliability and validity in Egyptian population

El-Bardan, Mohamed Fawzy; Lathabhavan, Remya

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.026

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“…Previous literature [ 4 , 20 , 22 ] supports the finding, that anxiety and depression are often comorbid with feelings of fear [ 19 , 71 ], specifically fear during epidemics [ 15 ]. This relationship has been reported in several previous adaptations of the scale using various measures of anxiety and depression [ 13 , 14 , 31 – 39 , 42 – 47 , 49 , 50 ] all reporting significant positive correlation between the scales.…”

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“…Since its development, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale has been translated and adapted to several languages [ 13 , 14 , 31 – 50 ]. The initial study examined the validity against the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale [ 30 ], similarly to the Portuguese [ 5 ], English [ 31 ], Italian [ 13 ], Arabic [ 46 ], Spanish [ 44 ] and Japanese [ 37 ] adaptations, while other studies confirmed the validity using various other measures of depression and anxiety [ 14 , 32 – 35 , 38 , 39 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 47 , 49 , 50 ]. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale has high reliability across translations and cultural adaptations [ 4 ].…”

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Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of Hungarian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

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Background COVID-19 pandemic has had a global major healthcare, social and economic impact. In present study we aim to adapt the Fear of COVID-19 Scale to Hungarian. Materials and methods Forward-backward translation method was used to translate the English version of the scale to Hungarian. Participants were a convenience sample of 2175 university students and employees. The study was conducted between January 18th and February 12th 2021. The test battery included Hungarian versions of Fear of COVID-19 scale, short Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-H) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results The scale showed one-factor structure, the loadings on the factor were significant and strong (from .47 to .84). Internal consistency was very good (α = .84). Construct validity for the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was supported by significant and positive correlations with STAI (r = 0.402; p < 0.001) and BDI-H (r = 0.270; p < 0.001). Conclusion The Hungarian version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale is a reliable and valid tool in assessing fear of coronavirus.

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Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of Hungarian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

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“…Examples of items include: I am most afraid of coronavirus-19 and I am afraid of losing my life because of coronavirus-19. The scale has demonstrated sound internal consistency reliability, with Cronbach’s alphas ranging from 0.82–0.87 [ 28 , 29 ]. The Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Scale (PVD-Q, [ 30 ]) is a 15-item scale that assesses an individual’s perceived vulnerability to infectious disease, specifically perceived infectability (7-item subscale) and germ aversion (8-item subscale).…”

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“I Teach, Therefore I Am”: The Serial Relationship between Perceived Vulnerability to Disease, Fear of COVID-19, Teacher Identification and Teacher Satisfaction

Padmanabhanunni

Pretorius

2021

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In early 2020, school closures were implemented globally to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Africa, emergency remote teaching was not sustainable, and conventional teaching resumed in the context of the second and third waves of the pandemic, heightening fear and anxiety about infection among teachers. The pandemic necessitated shifts in the scope of a teacher’s job, potentially impacting their professional identity and job satisfaction. This study investigated the interrelationship between teaching identification, teaching satisfaction, fear of COVID-19 and perceived vulnerability to disease among a sample of South African school teachers (n = 355). A serial mediation analysis supported the hypotheses that teaching identification mediated both the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and teacher satisfaction and the association between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of COVID-19 and teacher satisfaction. The findings suggest that teacher identification is a potential protective factor, and strengthening professional identification can potentially assist teachers as they negotiate the uncertainty and stress associated with the current pandemic.

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“…All studies reported the total score of FCV-19S, 4 studies reported the corresponding score by gender (21,37,40,41), and 5 studies reported the mean scores by item of FCV-19S (13,(36)(37)(38)42). Moreover, the mean scores by item were reported in Fawzy El-Bardan's study (46), but the total score was not shown. The quality assessment of included studies revealed that eight studies had moderate quality (13,21,22,34,36,37,39,40,(42)(43)(44)(45), and other studies had high quality (23, 35,38,41).…”

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Fear of COVID-19 Among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Fang

Zhang

Ding

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Front. Public Health

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BackgroundMental health issue among college students is routinely a major public health concern, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have exacerbated the students' mental health issues which include psychological distress, panic disorder, insomnia, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. However, few studies reached a consensus on the impact of COVID-19 fear on mental health among college students. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis that quantitatively synthesized the fear among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsPubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO electronic databases were systematically searched to identify cross-sectional study reporting the state of COVID-19 fear examined by the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) published up until November 20, 2021. Methodological quality was complied with the evaluation criteria of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The random effects model was employed to estimate the pooled mean of FCV-19S score. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression analysis were also conducted. Publication bias was assessed by Begg's test and funnel plot.ResultsA total of 16 studies with a sample size of 11,872 were included. A pooled mean of FCV-19S score was 17.60 [95% confidence interval (CI): 16.41–18.78]. The mean of COVID-19 fear in women (17.11, 95% CI: 16.59–17.64) was higher than that in men (15.21, 95% CI: 14.33–16.08). The highest and lowest pooled means of FCV-19S score were observed in the studies conducted in multiple countries that include Israel, Russian, and Belarus (21.55, 95% CI: 20.77–22.33) and in Europe (16.52, 95% CI: 15.26–17.77), respectively. No significant publication bias was detected by Begg's test.ConclusionsCollege students experienced a moderate level of fear caused by COVID-19 pandemic. It is necessary to design and implement prevention programs that target the mental health of college students.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021287017, identifier: CRD42021287017.

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Fear of COVID-19 scale: Psychometric properties, reliability and validity in Egyptian population

Cited by 20 publications

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Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of Hungarian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of Hungarian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

“I Teach, Therefore I Am”: The Serial Relationship between Perceived Vulnerability to Disease, Fear of COVID-19, Teacher Identification and Teacher Satisfaction

Fear of COVID-19 Among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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