Psychometric evaluation of fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) among Chinese primary and middle schoolteachers, and their students

Chen, I-H, Chen, C-Y, Zhao, K-Y, Gamble, JH, Lin, C-Y, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Pakpour, AH, 2023. Psychometric evaluation of fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) among Chinese primary and middle schoolteachers, and their students. Current Psychology, 42, pp. 12557-12573. ISSN 1046-1310

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Abstract

Utilizing a large-scale cross-sectional survey, the present study tested the advanced psychometric properties of Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in specific populations (i.e., primary and middle schoolteachers, and their students). The present study also examined the association between perceived fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress among home-room teachers (i.e., teachers who teach all their students in one classroom all day) and their students. The results among participants (11,134 teachers and 4,335 students) indicated good internal reliability of FCV-19S and excellent factorial validity with a two-factor structure utilizing these specific populations. Furthermore, the multilevel analysis showed that home-room teachers’ psychological distress, but not fear of COVID-19, was positively associated with their students. In sum, the FCV-19S is a useful tool to assess the fear of COVID-19 on potentially vulnerable populations (i.e., primary/middle schoolteachers and their students). Future studies are encouraged to use the present study’s findings to investigate possible underlying mechanisms for developing effective coping strategies and interventions.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Current Psychology
Creators:	Chen, I.-H., Chen, C.-Y., Zhao, K.-Y., Gamble, J.H., Lin, C.-Y., Griffiths, M.D. and Pakpour, A.H.
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date:	May 2023
Volume:	42
ISSN:	1046-1310
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s12144-021-02471-3 DOI 1505846 Other
Rights:	Post-prints are subject to Springer Nature re-use terms
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	07 Jan 2022 10:03
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2023 09:38
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/45183

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