Measuring COVID-19 Related Anxiety in Parents: Psychometric Comparison of Four Different Inventories.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 outbreak and the measures to contain the global pandemic can have an impact on the well-being and mental health status of individuals. Parents of young children are particularly at risk for high levels of parental stress due to the current public health crisis, which can impact parenting behaviors and children's well-being. Although different initial scales have been developed to measure COVID-19-related anxiety, they have not yet been tested sufficiently in parent samples. A brief measure of COVID-19-related anxiety is necessary for both quick assessment in practice and in larger epidemiological studies of parents.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to compare the distributions, validities, and reliabilities of four different COVID-19 anxiety sca

SUBMITTER: Kubb C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7717922 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature