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ArticleInternational journal of mental health and addiction2022

Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Assess the Fear of COVID-19 in a Sample in Argentina: a Mixed Approach.

Orlando Scoppetta, Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda, Yinneth Andrea Arismendy-López, Andrés Felipe Tirado-Otálvaro

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Article in International journal of mental health and addiction, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Orlando ScoppettaCorporación Nuevos Rumbos, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-4876-5400
Carlos Arturo Cassiani-MirandaMedicine Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Santander (UDES), Calle 70 N° 55-210, Bucaramanga, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-2288-1027
Yinneth Andrea Arismendy-LópezMedicine Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Santander (UDES), Calle 70 N° 55-210, Bucaramanga, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-7363-6777
Andrés Felipe Tirado-OtálvaroFaculty of Nursing, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-9010-1494
Universidad De Santander · COUniversidad Pontificia Bolivariana · CO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The FCV-19S was the first instrument designed to assess the severity of fear related to COVID-19 and has already been validated in many languages. The objective of this study was to evaluate the homogeneity and construct validity of the 5-item version of the FCV19S, using an online questionnaire in 599 people. The participants' age ranged from 18 to 65 years. Age, gender, marital status, educational level, employment status, and socioeconomic status were analyzed. In the evaluation process we assessed interitem correlation, item rest-correlation, confirmatory factor analysis: Root Mean Square Error of Approximation, Comparative Fix Index, Tucker-Lewis Index; internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega), and the Rasch model was assessed for learning more about the psychometric properties of the scale, which allows a detailed knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of a scale. The FCV-5S has adequate psychometric indicators from the perspective of the Classical Theory of Items. The major limitations were using a self-reported measure and having a convenience sample not necessarily representative of the general population of Argentina.

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Confirmatory factor analysisCOVID-19Fear of COVID-19PsychometricsUrban populationValidation studies

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PMID35069043
PMCPMC8759603
OpenAlexW4205408125

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