Psychometric Properties of Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Iranian Population
| Author | Imaneh Abasi | en |
| Author | Amin Sohrabzadeh Fard | en |
| Author | Azin Farzin | en |
| Author | Sherman Lee | en |
| Author | Abbas Masjedi Arani | en |
| Author | Hamid Poursharifi | en |
| Orcid | Imaneh Abasi [0000-0002-9822-8948] | en |
| Orcid | Amin Sohrabzadeh Fard [0000-0001-9379-2921] | en |
| Orcid | Azin Farzin [0000-0001-6104-4670] | en |
| Orcid | Sherman Lee [0000-0003-1878-3472] | en |
| Orcid | Abbas Masjedi Arani [0000-0003-4660-3619] | en |
| Orcid | Hamid Poursharifi [0000-0003-3864-9924] | en |
| Issued Date | 2021-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: One of the most common mental health-related issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic is high levels of distress and anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological well being and conservation of the general population are utterly significant components of facing COVID‑19 pandemic. It seems that despite the availability of highly standardized tools to investigate COVID-19-related anxiety, the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) can be helpful in different populations due to its short design. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian (Iranian) version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (P-CAS). Methods: In this web-based cross-sectional study, 305 individuals (184 females vs. 121 males) participated. All participants were evaluated by five questionnaires, including the P-CAS, COVID Stress Scales (CSS), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Whiteley index (WI), and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Cronbach’s alpha, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and correlation coefficient were used for data analysis using SPSS 23 and AMOS-23 software. Results: The results of CFA demonstrated that the factor structure of the P-CAS was good, and the scale had an appropriate internal consistency (α = 0.80). A satisfactory convergent validity was shown due to positive correlations of the P-CAS with the related scales. Test-retest reliability of P-CAS was also satisfactory (ICC = 0.95). Conclusions: According to our results, the P-CAS is a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate the severity of dysfunctional anxiety due to COVID-19 pandemic. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs.112707 | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | Anxiety | en |
| Keyword | Screening | en |
| Keyword | Psychometrics | en |
| Keyword | Depression | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Psychometric Properties of Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Iranian Population | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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