The Mental Health Center, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
Faculty of Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 15;19(14):8624. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148624.
fear of COVID-19 is widespread among the population, especially among college students because of their increased exposure to the media information overload of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19 S) is a relatively short instrument used to evaluate fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the validity and reliability of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale have not been fully investigated in Chinese university student groups.
this study assessed the cross-cultural adaptability and reliability of the FCV-19S for Chinese university students.
a Chinese version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale (C-FCV-19S) was generated using the translation-backward translation method. Psychometric properties of the C-FCV-19S, including internal consistency, split-half reliability, construct reliability, convergent validity, and diagnostic accuracy, were evaluated. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7) scales were also used to evaluate participants for depression and anxiety.
the C-FCV-19S has acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.872) and satisfactory split-half reliability (correlation coefficient: 0.799). Using the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), we examined the construct reliability (KMO = 0.920). The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed that the bifactor model of scale (including general factor, factor1: the awareness of COVID-19 and physiological arousal, factor 2: fear-related thinking) had a good fit index (χ2/df =6.18, RMSEA= 0.067, SRMR = 0.028, GFI = 0.986, TLI = 0.970 and CFI= 0.988). Using depression-positive and anxiety-positive scores as reference criteria, we found that the areas under the curve were 0.70 and 0.68, respectively, and that the optimal cutoff scores of the C-FCV-19S was 17.5 (sensitivity: 66.3% and 58.7%, respectively).
the validity and reliability of C-FCV-19S are satisfactory, and the optimal cutoff point was 17.5. The C-FCV-19S can be applied adopted in Chinese university students.
由于接触到 COVID-19 疫情的媒体信息过载，恐惧 COVID-19 在人群中很普遍，尤其是大学生。恐惧 COVID-19 量表（FCV-19S）是一种相对简短的工具，用于评估围绕 COVID-19 大流行的恐惧。然而，恐惧 COVID-19 量表在中文大学生群体中的有效性和可靠性尚未得到充分研究。
本研究评估了 FCV-19S 在中文大学生中的跨文化适应性和可靠性。
使用翻译后翻译法生成恐惧 COVID-19 量表的中文版本（C-FCV-19S）。使用内部一致性、半分可靠性、结构可靠性、收敛有效性和诊断准确性评估 C-FCV-19S 的心理测量特性。还使用患者健康问卷（PHQ）和广泛性焦虑障碍问卷（GAD-7）量表评估参与者的抑郁和焦虑情况。
C-FCV-19S 具有可接受的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha：0.872）和令人满意的半分可靠性（相关系数：0.799）。使用探索性因素分析（EFA），我们检查了结构可靠性（KMO=0.920）。验证性因素分析（CFA）证实了量表的双因素模型（包括一般因素、因素 1：对 COVID-19 的认识和生理唤醒、因素 2：与恐惧相关的思维）具有良好的拟合指数（χ2/df=6.18，RMSEA=0.067，SRMR=0.028，GFI=0.986，TLI=0.970 和 CFI=0.988）。使用抑郁阳性和焦虑阳性得分作为参考标准，我们发现曲线下面积分别为 0.70 和 0.68，C-FCV-19S 的最佳截断分数为 17.5（敏感性：分别为 66.3%和 58.7%）。
C-FCV-19S 的有效性和可靠性令人满意，最佳截断点为 17.5。C-FCV-19S 可应用于中国大学生。
