dc.contributor.author | Peñacoba-Puente, Cecilia | |
dc.contributor.author | Luque-Reca, Octavio | |
dc.contributor.author | Griffiths, Mark D. | |
dc.contributor.author | García-Hedrera, Fernando J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carmona-Monge, F. Javier | |
dc.contributor.author | Gil-Almagro, Fernanda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-27T08:00:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-06-27T08:00:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-05-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Peñacoba-Puente, C., Luque-Reca, O., Griffiths, M.D. et al. The effects of fear of COVID-19 among Spanish healthcare professionals in three years after the pandemic onset via validation of the FCV-19S: a prospective study. Curr Psychol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06113-2 | es |
dc.identifier.issn | 1936-4733 (online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1046-1310 (print) | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10115/35401 | |
dc.description | Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. This research has been carried out without funding | es |
dc.description.abstract | Despite being validated in different populations to assess fear of COVID-19, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) has scatter validations in healthcare professionals, often with several limitations, especially in Spanish-speaking professionals. Our research aims to extend previous studies by: (i) using a large sample of Spanish nurses and physicians; (ii) incorporating longitudinal data; and (iii) using a covariance-based SEM methodology to test different factor structures. 686 Spanish healthcare professionals (M = 42.7 years; 80.5% women; 76.7% nurses) participated in 2021 (Time 1), of whom, 216 were reassessed one year later (Time 2). The results (S-Bχ2 = 69.134, df = 13, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.974, and SRMR ≤ 0.031) supported a two-factor structure with a factor of somatic reactions and another of emotional expressions of fear of COVID-19. The FCV-19S evidenced strong factorial measurement invariance regarding gender, professional category, age and professional experience and also showed significantly higher levels of fear of COVID-19 in women, nurses, and professionals under 40 years old. The internal consistency was high for the somatic factor (ω = 0.86; α = 0.85), the emotional factor (ω = 0.82; α = 0.82) and the overall scale (α = 0.89). The scale showed good convergent, divergent, and incremental validity with respect to psychological symptomatology, perceived health, burnout, and worry about contagion. Finally, the FCV-19S showed criterion validity regarding generalized anxiety disorder, burnout, and the risk of leaving the profession. The FCV-19S evidenced excellent psychometric properties in Spanish healthcare professionals and was predictive of different health outcomes one year after administration. Study implications and limitations are also discussed | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | Springer | es |
dc.rights | Atribución 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | es |
dc.subject | FCV-19S | es |
dc.subject | Fear | es |
dc.subject | Healthcare professionals | es |
dc.subject | Mental health | es |
dc.subject | Spain | es |
dc.subject | Validation | es |
dc.title | The effects of fear of COVID-19 among Spanish healthcare professionals in three years after the pandemic onset via validation of the FCV-19S: a prospective study | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12144-024-06113-2 | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |