Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the fear of COVID-19 scale in Peruvian medical students

Huarcaya-Victoria J.; Elera-Fitzcarrald C.; Salvador-Carrillo J.; Flores C.J. · Death Studies (2022) · DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2021.1899340

Resumen

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to produce significant emotional consequences at the individual, community, societal, and global levels. This study describes the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in Peruvian medical students. Data were collected by a convenience sampling method, resulting in a total of 1238 medical students from different medical schools in Peru. Our analyses suggest that a two-factor model explains the underlying two-dimensional structure of the FCV-19S. The results indicated that the Spanish version of the FCV-19S scale was found to have adequate psychometric properties.

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur; Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola; Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista