The Development of the Fear of COVID-19 Pandemic Scale and the Pandemic Uncertainty Scale

Year 2022, , 138 - 145, 30.09.2022

Ayse Cal , İlknur Aydın Avcı , Mükerrem Kabataş Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.5152/JANHS.2022.927898

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to develop two separate measurement tools specific to Turkish culture
to evaluate the fear of COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic uncertainty.

Methods: It is a methodologically designed study. A draft form for both scales was prepared
by the researchers in line with the relevant literature. The forms revised in line with the expert
opinions were administered to 386 university students and their families between May and July
2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the
Social Sciences Version 22 and Amos 23 program. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated, and the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses and the Pearson correlation analysis
were conducted to test construct validity.

Results: The Fear of COVID-19 Pandemic Scale was found to be acceptable with 1 factor and
8 items, and the Pandemic Uncertainty Scale was found to be acceptable with 3 factors and
18 items. The Cronbach’s alpha of the Fear of COVID-19 Pandemic Scale was found to be 0.92. The
Cronbach’s alpha of the Pandemic Uncertainty Scale was found to be 0.90 and that of the factors
was between 0.86 and 0.89.

Conclusion: It was determined that both scales are reliable and can be used within the Turkish
context.

Keywords

COVID-19, fear, pandemic, reliability, uncertainty, validity

COVID-19 Salgını Korku Ölçeği ve Salgın Hastalık Belirsizlik Ölçeği Geliştirme Çalışması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 Salgını Korku ve Salgın Hastalık Belirsizlik durumunu
ölçmek için Türk kültürüne özgü iki ayrı ölçüm aracı geliştirmektir.

Yöntem: Metodolojik tasarımlı bir çalışmadır. Araştırmacılar tarafından ilgili literatür doğrultusunda her iki ölçeğe ilişkin taslak form hazırlanmıştır. Uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda düzenlenen
formlar COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde 26 Mayıs-10 Temmuz 2020 tarihleri arasında üniversite
öğrencileri ve ailelerinden oluşan 386 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22 ve Amos 23 programı
kullanılarak, Cronbach alfa, yapı geçerliliğini test etmek için açıklayıcı faktör analizi, doğrulayıcı
faktör analizi ve pearson korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir.

Bulgular: COVID-19 Salgını Korku Ölçeği sekiz madde tek boyut, Salgın Hastalık Belirsizlik Ölçeği
18 madde ve üç alt boyut olarak kabul edilebilir bulunmuştur. COVID-19 Salgını Korku Ölçeği
Cronbach alfa değeri ,92; Salgın Hastalık Belirsizlik Ölçeği alt boyutları ,86 ile ,89 arasında olup,
ölçek toplamının Cronbach alfa değeri ,90’dır.

Sonuç: COVID-19 Salgını Korku Ölçeği ve Salgın Hastalık Belirsizlik Ölçeğinin Türk toplumunda
güvenilir bir şekilde kullanılacağı tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

COVID-19, korku, pandemi, güvenirlik, belirsizlik, geçerlik

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