Measuring COVID-19 as Traumatic Stress: Initial Psychometrics and Validation
General Information
Title
Measuring COVID-19 as Traumatic Stress: Initial Psychometrics and Validation
Author
A. Kira Ibrahim, Hanaa A. M. Shuwiekh, Kenneth G. Rice,J effrey S. Ashby, Sayed Ahmed Elwakeel, Mariam Sous Fahmy Sous, Amthal Alhuwailah, Shadia Bint
Publication Type
Journal paper
Outlet
Journal of Loss and Trauma
Year
2020
Abstract
The goal was to develop and validate a measure for COVID-19 as traumatic stress. The scale consisted of three dimensions: “threat/fear of infection and death,” “economic hardship,” and “disturbed routines/isolation.” The measure was tested on a snowball sample of 1374 participants from seven countries online. Principal and confirmatory factor analysis conducted on separate subsamples randomly drawn from the sample proved its structural validity. Measures of PTSD, depression, anxiety, cumulative traumas, and well-being were used to test its convergent, divergent, and predictive validity. Results validated the reliability, the structural, convergent, divergent, and predictive validity of the scale and its subscales.