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. 2021;19(6):2219-2232.
doi: 10.1007/s11469-020-00316-x. Epub 2020 May 16.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Mohsen Alyami  1 , Marcus Henning  2 , Christian U Krägeloh  3 , Hussain Alyami  4
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Mohsen Alyami et al. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2021.

Abstract

Fear is a central emotional response to imminent threats such as the coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses the severity of fear towards COVID-19. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the FCV-19S. Using a forward-backward translation, the FCV-19S was translated into Arabic. An online survey using the Arabic versions of FCV-19S and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was administered. Reliability and concurrent and confirmatory validity were examined. The dataset consisted of 693 Saudi participants. The internal consistency of the Arabic FCV-19S was satisfactory (α = .88), with sound concurrent validity indicated by significant and positive correlations with HADS (r = .66). The unidimensional structure of the FCV-19S was confirmed. The Arabic version of the FCV-19S is psychometrically robust and can be used in research assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 among a Saudi adult population.

Keywords: Arabic FCV-19S; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Fear of COVID-19 Scale; Saudi Arabia.

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Conflict of InterestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Baseline model with no covariances correlated
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Model 3 with covariances between q1 and q2, q3 and q6, q3 and q7, and q6 and q7
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