The validation of the Arabic version of the Coronavirus-2019 Phobia Scale (C19P-SA) and individual differences in coronaphobia experiences among an Arabic population

Alnaddaf A., BALOĞLU M.

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
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  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcop.22642
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, CAB Abstracts, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Arabic, C19P-SA, coronaphobia, COVID-19, psychometric properties
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The current study adapted the Coronavirus 19 Phobia Scale into Arabic and tested the psychometric properties of the adapted version on 469 Arabic-speaking individuals (mean age = 29.57 years old; SD = 10.39; range = 9-71 years old). After confirmatory analysis found supporting evidence for the four-factor structure, consequent analysis on convergent and discriminant validity and reliability of the Arabic version are also supported. A 2 x 2 between-groups factorial multivariate analysis of variance was used to investigate individual differences in coronaphobia. Results show that there is no significant interaction effect between gender and marital status, lambda = 0.973, F (8,460) = 1600, p = 0.121, partial eta(2) = 0. 014; however, the main effect for gender is statistically significant, lambda = 0.925, F (4,464) = 9.367, p < 0.001, partial eta(2) = 0.075, power = 1.000, where women score higher than men on all coronaphobia factors. In addition, the main effect for marital status is also significant, lambda = 0.923, F (4,464) = 4.701, p < 0.001, partial eta(2) = 0.039, power = 0.998, where singles score higher than married couples on only two coronaphobia factors: Psychological and economic. Based on the findings, we conclude that the effects of coronaphobia have similarities across nations as well as differences unique to the Arabic populations.