Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A New Instrument to Measure Anxiety Symptoms Associated with COVID-19

• Autores: González-Rivera, Juan Aníbal, Rosario-Rodríguez, Adam, Cruz-Santos, Andrés
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica
• Repositorio: Interacciones
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs3114.ejournals.host:article/163
• Enlace del recurso: https://www.ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/163
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: anxiety; coronavirus; COVID-19; psychometric properties; validity

Background: The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in a sample of Hispanic residents in Puerto Rico. This instrument is a brief mental health screening to identify anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19. Method: An availability sampling and a sample of 327 Spanish-speaking participants were used. Results: Psychometric analyses confirmed that the scale has a one-dimensional structure and solid reliability (Ω = .93) and validity. The five items met fair discrimination values, demonstrating that the instrument can distinguish between people with anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 and those without symptoms. According to the analyses performed, the cut-off points to identify significant symptoms of coronavirus anxiety was ≥ 10. The prevalence of significant symptoms of coronavirus anxiety was 15.29% (n = 50). Conclusions: These results support the scale as a useful and valid tool for clinical research and practice.