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

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. T...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 249 - 263
Autores principales: Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff, Villarreal-Zegarra, David, Podestà, Angela, Luna-Cuadros, María Alejandra
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Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2022
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          Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff
          Villarreal-Zegarra, David
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          Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Investigación en Salud Pública, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Peru
          Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica, Lima, Peru
          CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
          Instituto de Investigación, Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, Chimbote, Peru
          Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Departamento de Psiquiatría, Unidad de Psiquiatría de Enlace, Lima, Peru
          Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
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      ab: 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.
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