COVID-19 Phobia in the United States: Validation of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-SE)

Death Stud. 2022;46(3):553-559. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1848945. Epub 2021 Jan 1.

Abstract

This study validated the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-SE) based on data collected from 227 adults in the United States. Results indicated that the C19P-SE has adequate reliability (α = .93) along with factorial, discriminant, and convergent validity. Results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the four-factor structure of the C19P-SE. Concurrent validity results indicate a significant positive correlation between coronaphobia and state anxiety (r = .67, p < .001), suggesting that individuals with higher levels of coronaphobia may also have higher levels of state anxiety or vice versa. Further, we found a multivariate difference in coronaphobia between men and women.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anxiety / diagnosis
  • COVID-19*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phobic Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States