Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - Tập 20 - Trang 2623-2634 - 2020
Najmuj Sakib1,2, A. K. M. Israfil Bhuiyan1, Sahadat Hossain3, Firoj Al Mamun1,3, Ismail Hosen1,3, Abu Hasnat Abdullah1,3, Md. Abedin Sarker1,3, Mohammad Sarif Mohiuddin4, Istihak Rayhan5, Moazzem Hossain6, Md. Tajuddin Sikder3, David Gozal7, Mohammad Muhit8,9, S. M. Shariful Islam10, Mark D. Griffiths11, Amir H. Pakpour12, Mohammed A. Mamun1,3
1Undergraduate Research Organization, Savar, Bangladesh
2Department of Microbiology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh
3Department of Public Health & Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh
4Division of Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
5Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, Bangladesh
6Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh, Savar, Bangladesh
7Department of Child Health and the Child Health Research Institute, The University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, USA
8Asian Institute of Disability and Development, University of South Asia, Dhaka, Bangladesh
9CSF Global, Dhaka, Bangladesh
10Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
11International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
12Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

Tóm tắt

The recently developed Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is a seven-item uni-dimensional scale that assesses the severity of fears of COVID-19. Given the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh, we aimed to translate and validate the FCV-19S in Bangla. The forward-backward translation method was used to translate the English version of the questionnaire into Bangla. The reliability and validity properties of the Bangla FCV-19S were rigorously psychometrically evaluated (utilizing both confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis) in relation to socio-demographic variables, national lockdown variables, and response to the Bangla Health Patient Questionnaire. The sample comprised 8550 Bangladeshi participants. The Cronbach α value for the Bangla FCV-19S was 0.871 indicating very good internal reliability. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the uni-dimensional factor structure of the FCV-19S fitted well with the data. The FCV-19S was significantly correlated with the nine-item Bangla Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-90) (r = 0.406, p < 0.001). FCV-19S scores were significantly associated with higher worries concerning lockdown. Measurement invariance of the FCV-19S showed no differences with respect to age or gender. The Bangla version of FCV-19S is a valid and reliable tool with robust psychometric properties which will be useful for researchers carrying out studies among the Bangla speaking population in assessing the psychological impact of fear from COVID-19 infection during this pandemic.

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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Tập 20

2623-2634

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