COVID-19 Fear in Eastern Europe: Validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale
By A. Reznik, V. Gritsenko, V. Konstantinov, N. Khamenka, R. Isralowitz. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2020
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COVID-19 is a major source of fear, stress, and anxiety as well as a major factor impacting the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. The present study builds on the recently developed “Fear of COVID-19 Scale” (Ahorsu et al., In International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8 , 2020). The sample comprised of 850 participants, male and female young adults from Russia and Belarus. The majority of survey participants are university students and graduates. Females, students, and others from Russia report higher levels of COVID-19-related fear than those from Belarus. Respondents from Russia and Belarus report less fear than people from Iran who were surveyed earlier. The scale used for the present survey evidenced a good Cronbach’s Alpha measure of internal consistency or reliability (0.809). Clearly, further research is needed across locations and over time about the nature and extent of fear caused by COVID 19. Overall, the FCV-19S appears to be a valuable and brief instrument that may provide useful information for intervention and policy purposes to migrate fear and problem behavior linked to infectious disease outbreaks.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Economics and Econometrics, Modeling and Simulation
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- Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version of FCV-19S (2020, methodology): “The scale has been found to be a useful tool for exploring COVID-19-related fear in Iran (Ahorsu et al. 2020), Italy (Soraci et al. 2020), Bangladesh (Sakib et al. 2020), Turkey (Satici et al. 2020), and Russia and Belarus (Reznik et al. 2020).”
- Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review (2020, background): “Surveys 751 775 1 1st [25], 2nd [26], 3rd [27]”
- Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective (2020, neutral): “Russia and Belarus [63], Sub-Saharan Africa [64]).”
- Validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a US College Sample (2020, background): “In an Eastern European sample, however, Reznik et al. (2020) found a factor solution that was distinct from these clear one-factor solutions.”
- Fear of COVID-19 and Positivity: Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (2020, background): “Additionally, the FCV-19S was confirmed in Bangla (Sakib et al. 2020), Italy (Soraci et al. 2020), and Eastern Europe (Reznik et al. 2020) versions.”