Validation of the Korean Version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (K-C19PS)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a Korean version of the 20-item COVID-19 phobia tool, which was developed through a translation-reverse translation process These data were collected from 226 persons using a self-reported questionnaire Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test construct validity Finally, for 19 out of 20 items, the item-level convergence and differential validity were confirmed In addition, the reliability and validity of the tool as a whole has been verified For the subscales, Cronbach’s α was 0 90 for psychological, 0 87 for psychosomatic, 0 86 for economic, and 0 87 for social Appropriate reliability was confirmed Correlations between the COVID-19 phobia tool and fear of COVID-19 confirmed validity The Korean version of the COVID-19 phobia tool is an appropriate scale for measuring the fear of COVID-19 and relevant psychological characteristics Therefore, future studies in areas such as health and nursing could use this tool as required