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ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2023

Measuring various aspects of coronavirus anxiety: a psychometric evaluation of Pandemic anxiety and Coronophobia scales from the latent and network perspective.

Lenka Vargová, Pavol Kačmár, Martin Lačný, Gabriel Baník

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Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Lenka VargováInstitute of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Presov, 17. Novembra 1, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-8758-0997
Pavol KačmárDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Moyzesova 9, 040 59 Kosice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-0076-1945
Martin LačnýInstitute of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, University of Presov, 17. Novembra 1, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-5240-3643
Gabriel BaníkInstitute of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Presov, 17. Novembra 1, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-6601-3619

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Since the outbreak of COVID-19, understanding and describing the changes in experiences related to the pandemic and its correlates have become crucial. The current study aims to provide a psychometric evaluation and examination of the relationship of two COVID-related anxiety scales through the latent and network approach. The data was collected from the same participants at two time points (Nwave 1 = 1283; Nwave 2 = 1326). The study examined the psychometric properties of the Pandemic Anxiety Scale and Coronaphobia scale. It also examined the factor structure, invariance and relationship with selected variables through both the latent and network approach. The results revealed that both scales provided good fit and psychometric properties-PAS (wave1: CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.05 [0.04, 0.07], SRMR = 0.048; wave2: CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.05 [0.04, 0.07], SRMR = 0.049), and Coronaphobia scale (wave1: CFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05 [0.03, 0.07], SRMR = 0.027; wave2: CFI ~ 1, TLI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.03 [0.002, 0.06], SRMR = 0.015). The results also indicated that distinguishing between them is crucial as they were related differently to various variables. The global network models provided a more complex insight in their connections with the set of selected variables. The PAS and Coronaphobia scales are brief and valid measures that can be used in research looking at mental health issues related to the pandemic. The present study shows a unique pattern of relationships of these scales with other variables, extending previous studies into the topic of COVID-related anxiety.

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Coronaphobia scaleCOVID-19Network analysisPandemic anxiety scalePsychometric evaluation

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PMCPMC9905769

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