The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

20204,421 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Chung‐Ying Lin · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Vida Imani · Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Mohsen Saffari · Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

Mark D. Griffiths · Nottingham Trent University

Amir H. Pakpour · Jönköping University

Abstract

The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties. It is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying COVID-19 fears among individuals.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and Mental Health Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Optimism, Hope, and Well-being

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volume 20, Issue 3, pp. 1537-1545

DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8

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