Carlos Arturo Cassiani-Miranda, Leonardo Fernandes Martins, Telmo Mota Ronzani, Orlando Scoppetta, Yinneth Andrea Arismendy-López, Andrés Felipe Tirado-Otálvaro, Dimensionality and Measurement Invariance of the 5-Item Coronavirus Fear Scale in Brazilian General Population

Abstract

Introduction

The COVID-19 Fear Scale (FCV-19S) is the most widely used instrument to assess fear of coronaviruses. Although preliminary analyses of the Brazilian–Portuguese version showed promising data for the 7-item version, several studies in Latin America suggest that the 5- and 6-item versions present better psychometric indicators.

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