0.5
Cite Score
SJR: 0.129 / SNIP: 0.140
JMERC
Owner
Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC) is the owner of IJWPH.
Volume 13, Issue 2 (2021)
3 2021, 13(2): 91-96 |
Back to browse issues page
History
Received: 2021/07/26 | Accepted: 2021/08/25 | Published: 2021/09/28
Received: 2021/07/26 | Accepted: 2021/08/25 | Published: 2021/09/28
How to cite this article
Reisi S, Sadeghi K, Parvizifard A, Behrozi S, Ahmadi S, Ahmadi S. Psychometric Properties of Obsession with COVID-19 Scale in the General Population of Kermanshah, Iran. 3 2021; 13 (2) :91-96
URL: http://ijwph.daneshafarand.org/article-3-85405-en.html
URL: http://ijwph.daneshafarand.org/article-3-85405-en.html
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Rights and permissions
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
1- Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medical, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medical, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medical, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
Abstract (3216 Views)
Aims: Obsession with COVID-19 scale examines the persistent and disturbing thinking about COVID-19. The current study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the obsession with the COVID-19 scale in the general population of Kermanshah.
Instrument & Methods: This research is a descriptive-cross sectional study to determine the psychometric properties of OCS. The study population included all people of Kermanshah in 2020. Four hundred individuals were included in the study using convenience sampling. The measurements utilized include the online forms of the demographic information questionnaire, Obsession with COVID-19 Scale, The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Data analysis was done using SPSS 21 and Amos 20. The descriptive statistics indicators, confirmatory factor analysis, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha were applied.
Findings: The study population consisted of 94 male and 306 female individuals (23.50% and 76.50%, respectively). The mean±SD of the participants' age was 29.48±9.32. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was measured to be 0.79. There was a significant convergent validity between Obsession with COVID-19 Scale with The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (p<0.001). Also, the single-factor model of the scale had strong fitness indexes.
Conclusion: The obsession with the COVID-19 scale has high and acceptable validity and reliability in the general population of Kermanshah.
Instrument & Methods: This research is a descriptive-cross sectional study to determine the psychometric properties of OCS. The study population included all people of Kermanshah in 2020. Four hundred individuals were included in the study using convenience sampling. The measurements utilized include the online forms of the demographic information questionnaire, Obsession with COVID-19 Scale, The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale. Data analysis was done using SPSS 21 and Amos 20. The descriptive statistics indicators, confirmatory factor analysis, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha were applied.
Findings: The study population consisted of 94 male and 306 female individuals (23.50% and 76.50%, respectively). The mean±SD of the participants' age was 29.48±9.32. Cronbach's alpha of the scale was measured to be 0.79. There was a significant convergent validity between Obsession with COVID-19 Scale with The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (p<0.001). Also, the single-factor model of the scale had strong fitness indexes.
Conclusion: The obsession with the COVID-19 scale has high and acceptable validity and reliability in the general population of Kermanshah.
Keywords: