COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales for Adolescents and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on adolescents and young adults (AYAs), we adapted the COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS; Kazak et al., 2021) for AYAs. Here, we report on the development, structure, and psychometric properties of the CEFIS-AYA.

Methods

The CEFIS-AYA was developed by a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team using a rapid iterative process. Data from 3,912 AYAs from 21 programs at 16 institutions across the United States were collected from May 2020 to April 2021. We examined the underlying structure of the CEFIS-AYA using principal component analysis (PCA), calculated internal consistencies, and explored differences in scores by gender and age.

Results

Participants reported exp

SUBMITTER: Schwartz LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425841 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature