Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale among Chinese undergraduates

• Kequn Chu

  College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, People's Republic of China and School of Educational Science, Guangxi Science and Technology Normal University

• Yue Zheng

  Jiangsu Vocational and Technical College of Economics and Trade

• Fengshu Zhu

  Yangzhou University

We examined the validity and reliability of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) in the Chinese cultural context. We translated the original version of the C19P-S into Chinese and assessed its structure through exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency reliability tests, and test–retest reliability tests. The Chinese version of the C19P-S comprises 20 items classified into four dimensions: psychological, psychosomatic, economic, and social. According to the statistical results, the scale has adequate psychometric properties in the Chinese cultural context and, therefore, can be used to assess the COVID-19 phobia of Chinese undergraduates.

1. Fengshu Zhu, Yangzhou University
   College of Physical Education

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