Division of Nursing Science, School of Nursing, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.
Princeton High School. Princeton, NJ.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Mar 1;103(9):e37282. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037282.
The fear of COVID-19 significantly impacting the health of people globally. This study translated newly developed measurement tool New Fear of the Coronavirus Questionnaire (New_FCQ) into Chinese language and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of New_FCQ among Chinese population. A total of 522 participants were included in the study. Internal consistency, construct validity, criterion validity, and concurrent validity of the Chinese version of New_FCQ were assessed in this study. The Chinese version of New_FCQ had excellent internal consistency (α = 0.97) and exploratory factor analysis demonstrated one-dimensional structure of the Chinese version of New_FCQ. The preliminary criterion validity revealed statistically significant differences in the fear of COVID-19 scores based on age and education level (P = .002 and P = .03, respectively). The good concurrent validity also established with the Chinese version Fear of COVID-19 Scale(P < .001). Psychometric proportions of the Chinese version of New_FCQ were established, which exhibited sufficient validity and reliability among Chinese population.
人们对 COVID-19 会显著影响全球民众健康的恐惧。本研究将新开发的冠状病毒恐惧新量表（New_FCQ）翻译成中文，并评估其在中国人群中的心理测量学特性。本研究共纳入 522 名参与者。本研究评估了新量表中文版的内部一致性、结构效度、效标效度和同时效度。新量表中文版具有极好的内部一致性（α=0.97），探索性因子分析显示新量表中文版具有一维结构。初步的效标效度显示，根据年龄和教育程度，对 COVID-19 的恐惧得分存在统计学差异（P=0.002 和 P=0.03）。新量表中文版与中文版恐惧 COVID-19 量表（P<0.001）也具有良好的同时效度。新量表中文版的心理测量学特性得到了确立，在中国人群中表现出了足够的有效性和可靠性。
