Argentinian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S): a review of possible structural models and its relationship with fear of death

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Furman, H., Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, Pakpour, A.H. and Simkin, H., 2022. Argentinian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S): a review of possible structural models and its relationship with fear of death. Revista Evaluar, 22 (2): 38682, pp. 1-13. ISSN 1667-4545

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v22.n2.38682

Abstract

During the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) has become one of the main psycho-metric instruments used in research globally. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Argentinian version of the FCV-19S. More specifically, the study analyzed and com-pared different possible models in order to determine which inter-nal structure fits better for the Argentinian FCV-19S. The sample comprised 505 adults from Argentina between 18 and 85 years (M = 45.44 years; SD = 17.08), of both genders (males = 33.5%; females = 66.5%). The results provided empirical support for a bi-factor structure with a general factor (α = .89) and two specific factors, that is, emotional response (α = .87) and physiological re-sponse (α = .83). Additionally, the associations between the FCV-19S and the Brief Fear of Death Scale (BFODS) provide evidence of validity related to other variables.

Item Type:

Journal article

Alternative Title:

Versión argentina de la Escala de Miedo al COVID-19 (FCV-19S): una revisión de posibles modelos estructurales y su relación con el miedo a la muerte

Publication Title:

Revista Evaluar

Creators:

Furman, H., Griffiths, M.D., Pakpour, A.H. and Simkin, H.

Publisher:

Universidad Nacional de Cordoba , Facultad de Psicologia

Date:

31 August 2022