Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) across countries: Measurement invariance issues.
Chung-Ying LinWen-Li HouMohammed A MamunJosé Aparecido da SilvaYunier Broche-PérezIrfan UllahAkihiro MasuyamaKoubun WakashimaMélody MailliezArnaud CarreYu-Pin ChenKun-Chia ChangYi-Jie KuoPaolo SoraciDamian ScarfAnders BroströmMark D GriffithsAmir H PakpourPublished in: Nursing open (2021)
Based on the results of the present study, the FCV-19S is a good psychometric instrument to assess fear of COVID-19 during the pandemic period. Moreover, the use of FCV-19S is supported in at least ten countries with satisfactory psychometric properties.