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Psychometric Properties of a Spanish Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in General Population of Lima, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff
dc.contributor.author Villarreal-Zegarra, David
dc.contributor.author Podestà, Angela
dc.contributor.author Luna-Cuadros, María Alejandra
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-23T16:54:21Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-23T16:54:21Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/11493
dc.description.abstract The current pandemic of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has increased the anxiety and fear experienced by many. The main objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish-translated version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) using a sample of population in Peru. This is a cross-sectional instrumental study. Data were collected by a convenience sampling method, resulting in a total of 832 participants, and the collection took place over 1 week, April 17–23, 2020. The original version of the FCV-19S was translated from English into Spanish. The results support a bifactor model consisting of one general factor and two specific factors—one of emotional fear reactions and another of somatic expressions of fear of COVID-19 (CFI = 0.988, RMSEA = 0.075). Invariance between healthcare workers and age groups was reached (ΔCFI < 0.01), but the invariance between men and women was not met (ΔCFI = 0.02). Convergent validity was found with depressive, anxious, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. The general factor of the fear of COVID-19 and two specific factors had an optimal level of internal consistency (ω > 0.89 and α > 0.83). The study found the Spanish-translated version of the FCV-19S has good psychometric properties and presents evidence of validity and reliability. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject COVID-19 en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Psychometrics en_US
dc.subject Fear en_US
dc.subject Bifactor en_US
dc.subject Fear of COVID-19 scale en_US
dc.title Psychometric Properties of a Spanish Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in General Population of Lima, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00354-5
dc.relation.issn 1557-1882


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