Validation of the Impact of Event Scale With Modifications for COVID-19 (IES-COVID19).

ABSTRACT: Viral outbreaks can be experienced as disruptive and can be associated with trauma-related stress symptoms. In the current study, we adjusted the Dutch version of the Impact of Event Scale (IES) to assess traumatic stress symptoms related to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The psychometric properties of this Impact of Event Scale with modifications for COVID-19 (IES-COVID19) were investigated by administering the IES-COVID19 to 380 university students who participated during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, upon invitation via e-mail. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the factor structure of the IES-COVID19 was found to be similar to the original IES, indicating two latent factors: intrusion and avoidance, χ² (85) = 147.51, CFI = .92, TLI = .90, RMS

SUBMITTER: Vanaken L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7399230 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature