Italian Adaptation and Validation of the Fear of War Scale and the Impact of the Fear of War on Young Italian Adults' Mental Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giorgio Maria Regnoli (0000-0002-3067-7632, University of Naples Federico II), Gioia Tiano (University of Naples Federico II), Barbara De Rosa (0000-0001-5236-4066, University of Naples Federico II, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 643 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci12120643 |
| OpenAlex | W4388857717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 56 |
The return of war to Europe with the Russo-Ukrainian conflict generated mental health effects even in countries not directly involved in the war. The present study describes the Italian adaptation and validation of the Fear of War Scale (FOWARS), i.e., a 13-item Likert scale built by a Romanian research team and exploring the fear of war. For the Italian adaptation, a sample of 150 young Italian adults (aged 18-30, M = 21.7; SD = 2.2) has been collected. Exploratory Factor Analysis conducted with PCA confirmed the bifactorial structure of the scale and detected two dimensions, i.e., the "Physiological dimension of fear" and the "Experiential dimension of fear". The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis show adequate goodness of fit and the last version of the scale, consisting of 12 items, shows good internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity. Positive significant correlations with the Worry Domains Questionnaire (WDQ) and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) were also found. Moreover, results from ANOVA display significant differences between men and women, with the latter showing higher values of fear of war. Finally, t-test analyses highlight the impact of the fear of war on Italian young adults' mental health and worry. The Italian adaptation of FOWARS has good overall psychometric properties and can be used to explore the fear of war in the Italian young adult population to highlight the psychological impact of war and its relationship with mental health
Anxiety · Confirmatory factor analysis · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Exploratory factor analysis · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Worry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 4 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |