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Fear of COVID-19 Scale

The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is a 7-item, self-report instrument assessing fear of COVID-19 infection across cognitive, emotional, and physiological domains. Developed by Ahorsu and colleagues in 2020, it measures threat perception, anxiety symptoms triggered by disease-related triggers, and avoidance behaviors. The FCV-19S has been translated into over 40 languages and validated across diverse populations, making it the most widely used pandemic-specific fear measure globally.

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Fear of COVID-19 Infection Scale (FCV-19S)

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Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development, initial validation, and reliability testing. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20(3), 1146–1159. · DOI 10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8

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