Adaptation and validation of the fear of COVID-19 scale for face-to-face learning

Abstract COVID-19 has had a great impact on higher education due to the fear of contagion. This study aims to present an adapted version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) designed by Ahorsu et al. (2020) to the context of face-to-face learning: Fear of COVID-19 Scale for Face-to-Face Learning...

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Main Author: Gonçalves,Maria dos Prazeres (author)
Other Authors: Fernandes,Josefa (author), Pessoto,Aline (author), Gomes,Gabriela (author), Carvalho,Karina (author), Severino,Lívia (author), Pina-Zallio,Marineide (author), Romero,Pauline (author), Verza,Rúbia (author), Leite,Manuela (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
COVID-19
FCV-19S
Face-to-Face Learning
University
Fear of COVID-19
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1645-00862021000300828
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:scielo:S1645-00862021000300828
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Summary:Abstract COVID-19 has had a great impact on higher education due to the fear of contagion. This study aims to present an adapted version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) designed by Ahorsu et al. (2020) to the context of face-to-face learning: Fear of COVID-19 Scale for Face-to-Face Learning (FCV-19S-FL). The FCV-19S was translated into European Portuguese and adapted to the context of face-to-face learning, resulting in a 9-item scale. The sample consists of 534 university students. An explanatory factor analysis and a reliability analysis were used to determine the psychometric properties of the scale. The FCV-19S-FL has demonstrated good reliability (α= 0.904) as well as good internal consistency of both factors (Factor 1 α = 0.878; Factor 2 α = 0.842). The FCV-19S-FL has a two-dimensional structure with robust psychometric properties and has proved to be reliable and valid for the assessment of fear of COVID-19 in the specific context of face-to-face learning.

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