Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale
The study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the coronavirus anxiety scale (CAS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) delta epidemic. A total of 2,116 participants on the Chinese mainland completed the online survey. We employed exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmato...
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| author | Qiaoping Lian Lu Xia Daxing Wu Daxing Wu Daxing Wu |
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| description | The study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the coronavirus anxiety scale (CAS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) delta epidemic. A total of 2,116 participants on the Chinese mainland completed the online survey. We employed exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to investigate the factor structure. The findings showed that the one-factor model of the CAS Chinese version fitted perfectly with the data. The multigroup CFAs showed the measurement invariance across gender and age groups (18–29 and 30–68). We also examined the CAS’s internal consistency and convergent and concurrent validity. The results demonstrated that the one-factor model had good reliability and convergent and concurrent validity. Overall, according to our findings, the CAS Chinese version was reliable for measuring coronavirus anxiety during the COVID-19 delta outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b301294d139d4f57ab5092a1e9aa50b12022-12-22T04:03:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.981121981121Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scaleQiaoping Lian0Lu Xia1Daxing Wu2Daxing Wu3Daxing Wu4Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaNational Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, ChinaThe study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the coronavirus anxiety scale (CAS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) delta epidemic. A total of 2,116 participants on the Chinese mainland completed the online survey. We employed exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to investigate the factor structure. The findings showed that the one-factor model of the CAS Chinese version fitted perfectly with the data. The multigroup CFAs showed the measurement invariance across gender and age groups (18–29 and 30–68). We also examined the CAS’s internal consistency and convergent and concurrent validity. The results demonstrated that the one-factor model had good reliability and convergent and concurrent validity. Overall, according to our findings, the CAS Chinese version was reliable for measuring coronavirus anxiety during the COVID-19 delta outbreak.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.981121/fullCOVID-19 delta pandemiccoronavirus anxiety scaleanxietyvalidityreliability |
| spellingShingle | Qiaoping Lian Lu Xia Daxing Wu Daxing Wu Daxing Wu Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale Frontiers in Psychology COVID-19 delta pandemic coronavirus anxiety scale anxiety validity reliability |
| title | Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale |
| title_full | Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale |
| title_fullStr | Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale |
| title_short | Assessing anxiety during the COVID-19 delta epidemic: Validation of the Chinese coronavirus anxiety scale |
| title_sort | assessing anxiety during the covid 19 delta epidemic validation of the chinese coronavirus anxiety scale |
| topic | COVID-19 delta pandemic coronavirus anxiety scale anxiety validity reliability |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.981121/full |
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