Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia
In this paper, we present evidence of the validity of the adaptation of the Fears of Coronavirus Scale (EMC; Sandín et al., 2020) in Colombia. A cross-sectional analysis with a sample of 1853 Colombian citizens was employed. During the adaptation, the scale was reduced from four to three factors: (F...
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| author | Gómez-Díaz, Javier Andrés Barón-Birchenall, Leonardo |
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| description | In this paper, we present evidence of the validity of the adaptation of the Fears of Coronavirus Scale (EMC; Sandín et al., 2020) in Colombia. A cross-sectional analysis with a sample of 1853 Colombian citizens was employed. During the adaptation, the scale was reduced from four to three factors: (F1) fear of getting infected, getting sick, and dying from COVID; (F2) fear of losing job or reducing income and (F3) fear of social isolation or its effects. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conductedusing the maximum likelihood method with acceptable standards (SRMR = .06; RMSEA = .11; CI 90 % [.106, .115]). The extracted factors significantly vary with each other, are psychometrically similar to the original scale, and present a high internal consistency (McDonald’s ω between .83 and .89). Results show that the EMC can be used in the Colombian population; for instance, to support the diagnosis of emotional or behavioural sequelae derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-410092023-04-26T18:27:43Z Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia Evidencia de Validez de la Adaptación de la Escala de Miedo al Coronavirus en Colombia Gómez-Díaz, Javier Andrés Barón-Birchenall, Leonardo fears of Coronavirus Scale psychometric adaptation pandemics lockdown Colombian population COVID-19 escala de miedos al coronavirus adaptación psicométrica pandemia aislamiento población colombiana COVID-19 In this paper, we present evidence of the validity of the adaptation of the Fears of Coronavirus Scale (EMC; Sandín et al., 2020) in Colombia. A cross-sectional analysis with a sample of 1853 Colombian citizens was employed. During the adaptation, the scale was reduced from four to three factors: (F1) fear of getting infected, getting sick, and dying from COVID; (F2) fear of losing job or reducing income and (F3) fear of social isolation or its effects. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conductedusing the maximum likelihood method with acceptable standards (SRMR = .06; RMSEA = .11; CI 90 % [.106, .115]). The extracted factors significantly vary with each other, are psychometrically similar to the original scale, and present a high internal consistency (McDonald’s ω between .83 and .89). Results show that the EMC can be used in the Colombian population; for instance, to support the diagnosis of emotional or behavioural sequelae derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. Este artículo presenta las evidencias de validez de la adaptación de la Escala de Miedos al Coronavirus (EMC; Sandin et al., 2020) en Colombia. Se utilizó un diseño transversal con una muestra de 1853 ciudadanos colombianos. La adaptación redujo la escala de cuatro a tres factores: (F1) miedo a contagiarse, a enfermarse, y a morir por COVID; (F2) miedo a perder el trabajo o a reducir los ingresos económicos, y (F3) miedo al aislamiento social o a sus efectos. Tanto el análisis factorial exploratorio como el confirmatorio se desarrollaron con el método de máxima verosimilitud con estándares aceptables (SRMR = .06; RMSEA =.11; IC 90% [.106, .115]). Los factores extraídos varían significativamente entre sí, guardan similitud psicométrica con la escala original y presentan consistencia interna alta (ω de McDonald entre .83 y .89). Los resultados demuestran que la EMC puede ser usada en la población colombiana, por ejemplo, para apoyar el diagnóstico de secuelas emocionales o conductuales derivadas de la pandemia por COVID-19. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2023-04-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/41009 Revista Evaluar; Vol. 23 Núm. 1 (2023); 40-50 1667-4545 10.35670/1667-4545.v23.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/41009/41094 Derechos de autor 2023 Javier Andrés Gómez-Díaz, Leonardo Barón-Birchenall http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | fears of Coronavirus Scale psychometric adaptation pandemics lockdown Colombian population COVID-19 escala de miedos al coronavirus adaptación psicométrica pandemia aislamiento población colombiana COVID-19 Gómez-Díaz, Javier Andrés Barón-Birchenall, Leonardo Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia |
| title | Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia |
| title_alt | Evidencia de Validez de la Adaptación de la Escala de Miedo al Coronavirus en Colombia |
| title_full | Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia |
| title_short | Evidence of Validity of the Adaptation of the Coronavirus Fear Scale in Colombia |
| title_sort | evidence of validity of the adaptation of the coronavirus fear scale in colombia |
| topic | fears of Coronavirus Scale psychometric adaptation pandemics lockdown Colombian population COVID-19 escala de miedos al coronavirus adaptación psicométrica pandemia aislamiento población colombiana COVID-19 |
| topic_facet | fears of Coronavirus Scale psychometric adaptation pandemics lockdown Colombian population COVID-19 escala de miedos al coronavirus adaptación psicométrica pandemia aislamiento población colombiana COVID-19 |
| url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/41009 |
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