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Measuring anxiety related to COVID-19: A Turkish validation study of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale

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DEATH STUDIES
Volume 46, Issue 5, Pages 1052-1058

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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1774969

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The aim of this study was to validate the Turkish version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS). The results showed that the CAS had satisfactory factor structure and good internal consistency. It also demonstrated adequate convergent validity with other related scales.
The aim of the current study is to validate the Turkish version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS). Participants were assessed across the CAS, Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS) and Fear of COVID-19 Scale. We surveyed 1023 Turkish native speakers who participated online. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor structure of the CAS was satisfactory. The scale was internally consistent with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.80. Positive correlations of the CAS with the OCS and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale demonstrated adequate convergent validity. These findings suggest that the CAS is a valid and reliable measure to assess the severity of dysfunctional coronavirus related anxiety.

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