COVID-19 Phobia in the United States: Validation of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-SE). Issue 3 (16th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arpaci, Ibrahim; Karatas, Kasim; Baloglu, Mustafa; Haktanir, Abdulkadir
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 46:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 553
• Page End: 559
• Publication Date: 2022-03-16
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1848945
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

Abstract: This study validated the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-SE) based on data collected from 227 adults in the United States. Results indicated that the C19P-SE has adequate reliability ( α = .93) along with factorial, discriminant, and convergent validity. Results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the four-factor structure of the C19P-SE. Concurrent validity results indicate a significant positive correlation between coronaphobia and state anxiety ( r = .67, p < .001), suggesting that individuals with higher levels of coronaphobia may also have higher levels of state anxiety or vice versa. Further, we found a multivariate difference in coronaphobia between men and women.