Iversen M M, Norekvål T M, Oterhals K, Fadnes L T, Mæland S, Pakpour A H, Breivik K
Centre on Patient-Reported Outcomes, Department of Research and Development, Haukeland University Hospital, Postboks 1400, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022;20(3):1446-1464. doi: 10.1007/s11469-020-00454-2. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
To examine the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), randomly selected individuals from a larger registry study were invited. We assessed the reliability and validity of the instrument in a sample of 1089 adults in Norway (response rate 73%). Internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alpha (0.88) was acceptable. Omega alphaHierarchical ( = 0.69) was lower indicating that the general factor is less reliable, explaining 69% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the FCV-19S is not strictly unidimensional. Exploratory graph analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor model (cognitive and somatic fear), which were highly correlated ( = 0.84). The Norwegian version of the FCV-19S showed an underlying two-factor structure. However, the high correlation means the two latent factors (cognitive and somatic fear) act as indicators for a second-order general factor and support use of the FCV-19S sum score. The FCV-19S appears to be a valid instrument to assess fear of COVID-19 with good psychometric properties.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-020-00454-2.
为检验挪威版新冠恐惧量表(FCV - 19S)的心理测量特性,我们邀请了从一项更大规模登记研究中随机选取的个体。我们在挪威的1089名成年人样本中评估了该量表的信度和效度(应答率73%)。用克朗巴哈系数(0.88)测量的内部一致性是可接受的。层级欧米伽系数(= 0.69)较低,表明一般因素的可靠性较低,解释了总方差的69%。验证性因素分析表明FCV - 19S并非严格单维。探索性图形分析和验证性因素分析支持两因素模型(认知恐惧和躯体恐惧),二者高度相关(= 0.84)。挪威版FCV - 19S呈现出潜在的两因素结构。然而,高相关性意味着这两个潜在因素(认知恐惧和躯体恐惧)可作为二阶一般因素的指标,并支持使用FCV - 19S总分。FCV - 19S似乎是评估新冠恐惧的有效工具,具有良好的心理测量特性。
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