Abstract

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS-SK) in a sample of adult Slovaks (N = 743). The data were collected online during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia. Along with the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Well-Being Index were administered to the respondents. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis show a stable uni-dimensional structure of the CAS-SK, good reliability, and adequate convergent validity. The Item Response Theory findings suggest that all items have good discrimination parameters, all thresholds increased monotonically across the rating scale, and that the CAS-SK is more informative in individuals with a high level of coronavirus anxiety. These results suggest that the CAS-SK is a valid and reliable tool for measuring coronavirus anxiety.

摘要

这项研究在成年斯洛伐克人 ( N = 743）。这些数据是在斯洛伐克第二波 COVID-19 大流行期间在线收集的。与冠状病毒焦虑量表、感知压力量表和幸福指数一起对受访者进行了管理。验证性因素分析结果表明，CAS-SK 具有稳定的单维结构、良好的信度和足够的收敛效度。项目反应理论的研究结果表明，所有项目都具有良好的辨别参数，所有阈值在整个评分量表中单调增加，并且 CAS-SK 在冠状病毒焦虑程度高的个体中提供更多信息。这些结果表明，CAS-SK 是测量冠状病毒焦虑的有效且可靠的工具。