Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the fear of COVID-19 scale in three Portuguese-speaking countries.

Autor:	Giolo, Suely Ruiz, Giordani, Rubia Carla Formighieri, Zanoni da Silva, Milene, Dias, Paulo César Azevedo, Estavela, Arune, Ismael Mabuie, Janete
Předmět:	COVID-19 RESEARCH methodology evaluation RESEARCH methodology LANGUAGE & languages CULTURAL pluralism FEAR SURVEYS SEX distribution FACTOR analysis STATISTICAL sampling PUBLIC opinion COVID-19 pandemic
Zdroj:	Journal of Health Psychology; Nov2022, Vol. 27 Issue 13, p2997-3012, 16p
Abstrakt:	This study evaluated the measurement invariance of the Portuguese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) across three countries: Brazil (South America), Mozambique (East Africa), and Portugal (Southwest Europe). A total of 8694 participants were recruited through convenience sampling (7430 Brazilians, 387 Mozambicans, and 877 Portuguese adults). The unidimensional structure of the FCV-19S fitted well with each country's data. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis showed that the FCV-19S was partially invariant across countries and fully invariant across gender and age groups, thus providing a solid basis for cross-group comparisons. Structural invariance tests revealed different levels of fear across countries and genders but not across age groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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