Abstract
Assessing fear and anxiety regarding COVID-19 viral infection is essential for investigating mental health during this epidemic. We have developed and validated a Japanese-language version of The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) based on a large, nationwide residential sample (n = 6,750) recruited through news and social media responding to an online version of the questionnaire. Data was collected from August 4-25, 2020. Results correlated with K6, GAD-7 and IES-R psychological scales, and T-tests and analysis of variance identified associated factors. All indices indicated the two-factor model emotional fear reactions and symptomatic expressions of fear a better fit for our data than a single-factor model in Confirmatory Factor Analysis (χ2 = 164.16, p<0.001, CFI 0.991, TLI = 0.985, RMSEA = 0.043). Socio-demographic factors identified as disaster vulnerabilities such as female sex, sexual minority, elderly, unemployment, and present psychiatric history associated with higher scores. However, respondent or family member experience of infection risk, or work/school interference from confinement, had greatest impact. Results suggest necessity of mental health support during this pandemic similar to other disasters.
Highlights
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an important and urgent threat to global health
Since the cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 [1], COVID-19 transmission continued spreading, and on 30 January 2020 WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern [2]
We examined validity of the Japanese version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and clarified the factors related to the fear of COVID-19
Summary
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become an important and urgent threat to global health. Since the cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 [1], COVID-19 transmission continued spreading, and on 30 January 2020 WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern [2]. Despite various public health responses aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, many countries have faced a critical health crisis [3]. Confirming validity of FCV-19S in Japanese with a nationwide large-scale sample
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