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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of COVID-19 Distress Scale

  1. 1 HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
  2. 2 ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters, Volume 40, Issue 1 (2022) pp. 141–152

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Abstract

Recent findings indicate that the COVID-19 outbreak is associated with high distress levels. The present study reports the development and psychometric evaluation of the COVID-19 Distress Scale, a fourteen-item self-report measure assessing anxiety, threat perception, and hopelessness related to COVID-19. In Study 1, 626 individuals completed the COVID-19 Distress Scale and established measures of mental health. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a three-factor structure, consisting of anxiety, threat perception, and hopelessness regarding COVID-19. The COVID-19 Distress Scale was internally consistent, had test-retest reliability, concurrent, divergent, and predictive validity. In Study 2, 548 participants completed the COVID-19 Distress Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the scale. These results suggest that the COVID-19 Distress Scale is a robust and multidimensional measure for assessing COVID-19 related distress.

Abstract (Turkish, translation)

COVID-19 Psikolojik Zorlanma Ölçeği’nin Geliştirilmesi ve Psikometrik Özelliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Güncel araştırmalar COVID-19 salgınının yüksek psikolojik sıkıntı düzeyi ile ilişkili olduğuna işaret etmektedir. Bu çalışmada, COVID-19’a ilişkin kaygı, tehdit algısı ve umutsuzluğu değerlendiren on dört maddelik özbildirime dayalı bir ölçüm aracı olan COVID-19 Psikolojik Zorlanma Ölçeği'nin geliştirilmesi ve psikometrik özelliklerinin değerlendirmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yürütülen birinci araştırmada, 626 katılımcıdan COVID-19 Psikolojik Zorlanma Ölçeği'ni ve diğer ruh sağlığı ölçüm araçlarını yanıtlaması istenmiştir. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, ölçeğin COVID-19’a ilişkin kaygı, tehdit algısı ve umutsuzluktan oluşan üç faktörlü bir yapıya sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ölçeğin istenilen iç tutarlık, test-tekrar test güvenilirliği, bileşen, ayrışan ve yordayıcı geçerlik değerlerine sahip olduğu görülmüştür. İkinci araştırmada, 548 katılımcı COVID-19 Psikolojik Zorlanma Ölçeği’ni yanıtlamıştır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, ölçeğin üç faktörlü yapısını desteklemiştir. Bu bulgular, COVID-19 Psikolojik Zorlanma Ölçeği’nin COVID-19’a ilişkin psikolojik sıkıntıyı değerlendirmek için kullanabilecek çok boyutlu, geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olduğuna işaret etmektedir.

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Trak, E., Üzümcü, E., İnözü, M., & Hacıömeroğlu, A. B. (2022). Development and Psychometric Evaluation of COVID-19 Distress Scale. Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters, 40(1), 141–152. https://doi.org/10.32600/huefd.949751

BibTeX

@article{trak2022development,
  author = {Trak, Ezgi and {\"U}z{\"u}mc{\"u}, Elif and {\.I}n{\"o}z{\"u}, M{\"u}jgan and Hac{\i}{\"o}mero{\u{g}}lu, Ay{\c{s}}e Bikem},
  title = {{Development and Psychometric Evaluation of COVID-19 Distress Scale}},
  journal = {Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters},
  volume = {40},
  number = {1},
  pages = {141--152},
  publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
  year = {2022},
  issn = {1301-5737},
  doi = {10.32600/huefd.949751},
  url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/development-and-psychometric-evaluation-of-covid-19-distress-scale},
  language = {en},
  keywords = {Psychology},
  abstract = {Recent findings indicate that the COVID-19 outbreak is associated with high distress levels. The present study reports the development and psychometric evaluation of the COVID-19 Distress Scale, a fourteen-item self-report measure assessing anxiety, threat perception, and hopelessness related to COVID-19. In Study 1, 626 individuals completed the COVID-19 Distress Scale and established measures of mental health. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a three-factor structure, consisting of anxiety, threat perception, and hopelessness regarding COVID-19. The COVID-19 Distress Scale was internally consistent, had test-retest reliability, concurrent, divergent, and predictive validity. In Study 2, 548 participants completed the COVID-19 Distress Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the scale. These results suggest that the COVID-19 Distress Scale is a robust and multidimensional measure for assessing COVID-19 related distress.},
  affiliation = {HACETTEPE {\"U}N{\.I}VERS{\.I}TES{\.I} and HACETTEPE {\"U}N{\.I}VERS{\.I}TES{\.I} and HACETTEPE {\"U}N{\.I}VERS{\.I}TES{\.I} and ANKARA HACI BAYRAM VEL{\.I} {\"U}N{\.I}VERS{\.I}TES{\.I}}
}
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