Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

The Fear of COVID-19 Familial Infection Scale: Development and Initial Psychometric Examination

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

The Fear of COVID-19 Familial Infection (FCFI) scale examines parents’ fear levels of infecting their families with COVID-19. Principle component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis in a sample of parents (N = 582) revealed two factors: Fear of infecting others and Others’ Fear of being infected by me.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-83
Number of pages13
JournalMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • fear
  • healthcare workers
  • parents
  • stress

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Applied Psychology
  • Psychology (miscellaneous)

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The Fear of COVID-19 Familial Infection Scale: Development and Initial Psychometric Examination'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this