The psychometric properties of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 items (SAVE-6): A test in the U.S. general population
- Abstract
- Objectives: Many individuals around the world are suffering from psychological distress due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The aim of this study is to explore the validity and reliability of the English version of Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 (SAVE-6), which measures the anxiety response of the general population to the viral epidemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study with self-reporting measures was conducted. A total of 314 United States residents were recruited via online platform in exchange for payment. The participants were asked to an anonymous questionnaire, collecting information on demographics, psychiatric history, SAVE-6, Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale.
Results: The result from confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated that a single-factor model [χ2 (9) = 11.53, p=.24] yielded excellent fit for all of indices [χ2/df ratio=1.28; CFI=1.00; TLI=1.00; SRMR=.02; RMSEA=.03 (.00, .07; 90% CI)] and yielded strong internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α=.88). The results from multigroup CFAs showed that there were no gender differences [Δχ2 (6) = 3.20, p=0.78, ns] and no race differences [Δχ2 (6)=3.60, p=0.73, ns] between the models, along with excellent model fits.
Conclusions: The results of this study support the reliability and validity of SAVE-6 with strong psychometric properties for the English version of the U.S. population.
- Author(s)
- 서수연; 유소영; 이상하; 이지훈; 정석훈; Sherman A. Lee
- Issued Date
- 2021
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- anxiety; COVID-19; psychometry; scale; stress
- DOI
- 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.746244
- URI
- https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/8640
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- Publisher
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Location
- 스위스
- Language
- 영어
- ISSN
- 1664-0640
- Citation Volume
- 12
- Citation Number
- 12
- Citation Start Page
- 746244
- Citation End Page
- 746244
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