Adapting and validating the coronavirus-19 phobia scale (C19P-S) in Korea

Death Stud. 2022;46(3):590-594. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1924897. Epub 2021 May 17.

Abstract

The COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) was developed as a screening tool for coronaphobia related to the current COVID-19 pandemic but to date has not been adapted to and validated in Asia. The current study aimed to adapt and validate the C19P-S with a sample of 321 Korean individuals. Analyses showed that the Korean C19P-S (C19P-SK) has excellent reliability (α = .95) and confirmed its structural validity, and convergent and discriminant validity. Therefore, we conclude that the C19P-SK can be used to assess COVID-19 phobia in this population.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Phobic Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Phobic Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Republic of Korea
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Surveys and Questionnaires