Lee Taeyeop, Ahmed Oli, Akça Ömer Faruk, Chung Seockhoon
Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
Front Psychiatry. 2022 May 4;13:815339. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.815339. eCollection 2022.
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school students have experienced a sudden change of school environment, which may result in difficulties related to mental health. The aim of this study is to estimate the reliability and validity of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 Items (SAVE-6) scale among high school students.
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 300 high school students. The following scales were administered: the SAVE-6, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Items (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Items (PHQ-9). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted, and the psychometric properties of the SAVE-6 were assessed.
The results of the CFA indicated good model fit for the SAVE-6 scale among high school students (χ2/df = 0.485, CFI = 1.000, TLI = 1.010, RMSEA < 0.001, and SRMR = 0.029). In addition, the SAVE-6 scale demonstrated good reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.844, McDonald's Omega = 0.848, and split-half reliability = 0.883). The appropriate cut-off score for the SAVE-6 scale was estimated as ≥15, which corresponds to a mild level of anxiety as assessed by the GAD-7 (≥5).
The SAVE-6 scale was found to be reliable and valid, and can be used as a tool to assess the stress and anxiety of high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
由于新冠疫情，高中生经历了学校环境的突然变化，这可能导致心理健康方面的问题。本研究旨在评估高中生中病毒流行应激与焦虑6项量表（SAVE-6）的信效度。
对300名高中生进行了横断面在线调查。使用了以下量表：SAVE-6、广泛性焦虑障碍7项量表（GAD-7）和患者健康问卷9项量表（PHQ-9）。进行了探索性因子分析（EFA）和验证性因子分析（CFA），并评估了SAVE-6的心理测量学特性。
CFA结果表明，SAVE-6量表在高中生中具有良好的模型拟合度（χ2/df = 0.485，CFI = 1.000，TLI = 1.010，RMSEA < 0.001，SRMR = 0.029）。此外，SAVE-6量表显示出良好的信度（Cronbach's alpha = 0.844，McDonald's Omega = 0.848，分半信度 = 0.883）。SAVE-6量表的合适截断分数估计为≥15，这与GAD-7评估的轻度焦虑水平（≥5）相对应。
发现SAVE-6量表可靠且有效，可作为评估新冠疫情期间高中生应激和焦虑的工具。
