Psychometric Performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Its Validation in Czechia

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F24759384%3A_____%2F23%3AN0000006" target="_blank" >RIV/24759384:_____/23:N0000006 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8990" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8990</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15118990" target="_blank" >10.3390/su15118990</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Psychometric Performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Its Validation in Czechia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to people's lives, causing high levels of anxiety, distress, and fear. In response, the "Fear of COVID-19" scale (FCV-19S) was developed in 2020 to measure the severity of fears related to COVID-19. This study assessed the psychome-tric properties of the Czech version of the FCV-19S, which was administered to a representative sample of 1372 participants, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. The sample reflects the structure of a theoretical population aged 15-74 years and is composed of 50% males and 50% females. Moreover, univariate statistics were calculated, internal consistency was tested, and uni-dimensionality based on principal component analysis was performed. In addition, univariate statistical analyses were performed, internal consistency was tested, and univariate consistency was also assessed using principal component analysis. CFA indicated that the scale demonstrated very good standard indices; FCV-19S showed a high level of internal consistency, and it adequately differentiated the levels of fear among diverse subpopulations. The findings suggest that the Czech version of the FCV-19S is a valid and reliable instrument that has robust psychometric properties and can, therefore, be recommended for use in research. The availability of the Czech version of the FCV-19S will contribute to assessments of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Czech population, providing valuable information in guiding interventions aimed at reducing the negative psychological impacts of the pandemic.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Psychometric Performance of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Its Validation in Czechia

Popis výsledku anglicky

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to people's lives, causing high levels of anxiety, distress, and fear. In response, the "Fear of COVID-19" scale (FCV-19S) was developed in 2020 to measure the severity of fears related to COVID-19. This study assessed the psychome-tric properties of the Czech version of the FCV-19S, which was administered to a representative sample of 1372 participants, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. The sample reflects the structure of a theoretical population aged 15-74 years and is composed of 50% males and 50% females. Moreover, univariate statistics were calculated, internal consistency was tested, and uni-dimensionality based on principal component analysis was performed. In addition, univariate statistical analyses were performed, internal consistency was tested, and univariate consistency was also assessed using principal component analysis. CFA indicated that the scale demonstrated very good standard indices; FCV-19S showed a high level of internal consistency, and it adequately differentiated the levels of fear among diverse subpopulations. The findings suggest that the Czech version of the FCV-19S is a valid and reliable instrument that has robust psychometric properties and can, therefore, be recommended for use in research. The availability of the Czech version of the FCV-19S will contribute to assessments of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Czech population, providing valuable information in guiding interventions aimed at reducing the negative psychological impacts of the pandemic.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30302 - Epidemiology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF18_054%2F0014660" target="_blank" >EF18_054/0014660: Nastavení podmínek a prostředí pro mezinárodní a mezisektorovou spolupráci</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Sustainability

ISSN

2071-1050

e-ISSN

2071-1050

Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

11

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

8990

Kód UT WoS článku

001005070400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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