Adaptation and evaluation of Turkish version of the fear of COVID-19 Scale. Issue 3 (16th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haktanir, Abdulkadir; Seki, Tolga; Dilmaç, Bülent
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 46:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 719
• Page End: 727
• Publication Date: 2022-03-16
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1773026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

Abstract: We investigated the psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in Turkish among a diverse group with a focus on the prevalence of coronavirus related fear across gender, age intervals, SES, chronic illness situation, and educational level. Based on a confirmatory factor analysis, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale had appropriate psychometric properties for utilization, including excellent goodness-of-fit indices, a Cronbach's alpha value of .86, and discriminant validity, as shown by a significant negative correlation with resilience. Furthermore, group comparison analyses revealed that women reported significantly higher fear of coronavirus. Additionally, individuals from middle SES reported significantly higher fear of coronavirus while the fear of coronavirus did not differ based on participants' educational level, socioeconomic status, and age level. Implications for mental health providers are discussed.