The Japanese adaptation and validation of the Covid‐19 Phobia Scale (C19P‐S)

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ID11044340
AuthorsŞefik Özdemir (0000-0002-1230-6491, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Muğla Turkey), Mustafa Baloğlu (0000-0003-1874-9004, Department of Special Education School of Education, Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey, corresponding author), Rukiye Şahin (0000-0001-6820-4438, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Tokat Turkey)
Year2024
Volume52
Issue5
Pages654-664
Publication date2024-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22850
PMID35349737
OpenAlexW4220708640
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited48

There exists a significant need of screening, measuring, and assessing phobic reactions to the negative effects and consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) across the world. For this purpose, the C19P‐S has b een developed and adapted to several languages and cultures including Turkish, Russian, Arabic, English, Korean, and soforth. This study aimed to adapt the scale into Japanese. Convenience sampling was used in the recruitment of the participants. The sample involved 310 Japanese‐speaking natives from different prefectures of the country (Mean AGE = 49.97; SD = 13.07). The scale is a self‐report instrument, which includes 20, 5‐point Likert‐type items. The scale assesses the levels of COVID‐19 phobia in four areas: Psychological, Somatic, Economic, and Social. The validity (content, construct, convergent, and discriminant) and reliability (internal consistency) analyses were conducted. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used for group comparisons. MANOVA results show that women scored statistically higher in the psychological area. Furthermore, the participants with a lower educational level scored higher than those with a higher level in the somatic area. Among other scales measuring fear and anxiety, the C19P‐S Japanese (C19P‐SJ) is the first measurement tool specifically designed and adapted for evaluating coronaphobia. It is suggested that the individuals with psychiatric diagnoses be included to measure and support the construct validity of the scale.

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