Item Response Theory Analysis of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S): A Systematic Review.

Zainab Alimoradi Chung-Ying Lin Irfan Ullah Mark D Griffiths Amir H Pakpour

Published in: Psychology research and behavior management (2022)

All the psychometric evidence indicated that the seven items in the FCV-19S fit with the concept of fear. The FCV-19S is a strong and valid instrument for assessing fear across different languages. The seven items in the FCV-19S appear to be unidimensional in assessing fear, which indicates that all items are necessary in the FCV-19S.

Keyphrases

prefrontal cortex
coronavirus disease
sars cov