Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v23.n1.41009Keywords:
fears of Coronavirus Scale, psychometric adaptation, pandemics, lockdown, Colombian population, COVID-19Abstract
In this paper, we present evidence of the validity of the adaptation of the Fears of Coronavirus Scale (EMC; Sandín et al., 2020) in Colombia. A cross-sectional analysis with a sample of 1853 Colombian citizens was employed. During the adaptation, the scale was reduced from four to three factors: (F1) fear of getting infected, getting sick, and dying from COVID; (F2) fear of losing job or reducing income and (F3) fear of social isolation or its effects. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted
using the maximum likelihood method with acceptable standards (SRMR = .06; RMSEA = .11; CI 90 % [.106, .115]). The extracted factors significantly vary with each other, are psychometrically similar to the original scale, and present a high internal consistency (McDonald’s ω between .83 and .89). Results show that the EMC can be used in the Colombian population; for instance, to support the diagnosis of emotional or behavioural sequelae derived from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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