• PeiJia Zha, Crystal Zhang, Rubab Qureshi, GuiGui Cai, LiHong Huang, and Yang Liu.
• Division of Nursing Science, School of Nursing, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Mar 1; 103 (9): e37282e37282.

AbstractThe fear of COVID-19 significantly impacting the health of people globally. This study translated newly developed measurement tool New Fear of the Coronavirus Questionnaire (New_FCQ) into Chinese language and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of New_FCQ among Chinese population. A total of 522 participants were included in the study. Internal consistency, construct validity, criterion validity, and concurrent validity of the Chinese version of New_FCQ were assessed in this study. The Chinese version of New_FCQ had excellent internal consistency (α = 0.97) and exploratory factor analysis demonstrated one-dimensional structure of the Chinese version of New_FCQ. The preliminary criterion validity revealed statistically significant differences in the fear of COVID-19 scores based on age and education level (P = .002 and P = .03, respectively). The good concurrent validity also established with the Chinese version Fear of COVID-19 Scale(P < .001). Psychometric proportions of the Chinese version of New_FCQ were established, which exhibited sufficient validity and reliability among Chinese population.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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