Psychometric Properties of COVID-19 Psychological Dimensions Questionnaire

Document Type : Empirical Studies

Authors

1 Shahid Behesfti Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran

2 University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran

4 Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

Health emergencies like the one people faced in the coronavirus pandemic may affect individuals' psychological health. For example, stigma, economic losses, closure of businesses and schools and low medical resources can cause a wide range of emotional reactions and/or psychological problems. Current study was conducted to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a researcher-made questionnaire called COVID-19 psychological dimensions (CPD) which was prepared according to the theoretical and research background of SARS-CoV-2. To develop CPD, some items were first suggested for each of the subscales including discrimination, social norms, culture, stigma and labeling, political conflicts, and social relations. Content validity of the CPD was confirmed by using the CVR method indicating an acceptable CVR for all the items in the survey (all CVR's > 0.62). The overall CVR was found to be 0.85. The internal consistency of the CPD was also investigated and the Cronbach's alpha for the total CPD scale found to be 0.74 and the Cronbach's alphas for each of the subscales ranged between 0.7 and 0.81. By using an online call, 542 participants took part in this study and filled the CPD questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the participants' responses showed that several fit indices including df/𝟀2, RMSEA, SRMR, NFI, CFI, and IFI confirm that the proposed  six-factor model fits the data well.

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Psychometric Properties of COVID-19 Psychological Dimensions Questionnaire © 2022 by Reza Karimi, Kazem Sattari, Saiedeh Noormohammadi Ahari, Sedigheh Safaei is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 

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Mental Health: Research and Practice
Volume 1, Issue 1
July 2022
Pages 23-30

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  • Receive Date: 07 March 2022
  • Revise Date: 10 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 12 September 2022

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