The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms
Introduction The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is a reliable and valid tool developed for assessing unhealthy coping strategies that arise due to fear and threat of COVID-19. Objectives The main aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the C-19ASS. Additionally, we explo...
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Introduction
The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is a reliable and valid tool developed for assessing unhealthy coping strategies that arise due to fear and threat of COVID-19.
Objectives
The main aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the C-19ASS. Additionally, we explored the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety syndrome, personality traits, and psychological variables.
Methods
We recruited 296 Turkish adults using the convenience sampling method. Participants completed the Turkish version of the C-19ASS and a battery of measures assessing COVID-19 anxiety, health anxiety, well-being, personality traits, and social adaptation. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted on the C-19ASS, and validity was evaluated by analyzing correlations with other instruments.
Results
The results of CFA have confirmed a 9-item two-factor structure. The Turkish version of the C-19ASS showed adequate internal consistency, convergent validity, and incremental validity. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that C-19ASS Perseveration is a significant negative predictor of well-being when controlling for age, COVID-19 anxiety, health anxiety, personality traits, and social adaptation.
Conclusions
The Turkish version of the C-19ASS was found to be a reliable and valid measure of the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome. C19-ASS may be a helpful follow-up tool for examining specific psychological symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disclosure of Interest
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fcfb04584a54bfc8bb4ac264e7b507b2023-11-17T05:09:32ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852023-03-0166S790S79110.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1670The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptomsF. Obuca0A. Bilge1P. Ünal-Aydın2O. Aydın3D. C. Kolubinski4M. M. Spada5Department of Psychology, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartment of Behavior, Neurobiology and Cognition, University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Psychology, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartment of Psychology, International University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSchool of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United KingdomSchool of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom Introduction The COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale (C-19ASS) is a reliable and valid tool developed for assessing unhealthy coping strategies that arise due to fear and threat of COVID-19. Objectives The main aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the C-19ASS. Additionally, we explored the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety syndrome, personality traits, and psychological variables. Methods We recruited 296 Turkish adults using the convenience sampling method. Participants completed the Turkish version of the C-19ASS and a battery of measures assessing COVID-19 anxiety, health anxiety, well-being, personality traits, and social adaptation. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted on the C-19ASS, and validity was evaluated by analyzing correlations with other instruments. Results The results of CFA have confirmed a 9-item two-factor structure. The Turkish version of the C-19ASS showed adequate internal consistency, convergent validity, and incremental validity. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that C-19ASS Perseveration is a significant negative predictor of well-being when controlling for age, COVID-19 anxiety, health anxiety, personality traits, and social adaptation. Conclusions The Turkish version of the C-19ASS was found to be a reliable and valid measure of the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome. C19-ASS may be a helpful follow-up tool for examining specific psychological symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disclosure of Interest None Declaredhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S092493382301670X/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | F. Obuca A. Bilge P. Ünal-Aydın O. Aydın D. C. Kolubinski M. M. Spada The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms European Psychiatry |
| title | The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms |
| title_full | The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms |
| title_fullStr | The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms |
| title_short | The Turkish COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms |
| title_sort | turkish covid 19 anxiety syndrome scale psychometric validation and association with psychological symptoms |
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