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

I. Hua Chen; Chao Ying Chen; Ke Yun Zhao; Jeffrey H. Gamble; Chung Ying Lin; Mark D. Griffiths; Amir H. Pakpour

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02471-3

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

I. Hua Chen, Chao Ying Chen^*, Ke Yun Zhao, Jeffrey H. Gamble, Chung Ying Lin^*, Mark D. Griffiths, Amir H. Pakpour

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UNLABELLED: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-02471-3.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	Current Psychology
Volume	42
Issue number	15
Early online date	05 01 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02471-3
State	Published - 05 2023

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COVID-19
Fear of COVID-19 Scale
fear of COVID-19
psychometrics
students
teachers

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