1. The Turkish adaptation and psychometric characteristics of the COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Scale.
- Author
-
Tosun Altınöz, Şengül, Dalgar, Ilker, and Altınöz, Ali Ercan
- Subjects
- *
WOUNDS & injuries , *CRONBACH'S alpha , *CULTURE , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *STATISTICAL sampling , *PSYCHOMETRICS , *RESEARCH methodology , *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *COVID-19 , *COVID-19 pandemic , *SOCIAL distancing , *PSYCHOLOGY of the sick ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
The study aimed to adapt and validate the COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Scale in Turkish. The scale consisted of three dimensions: "threat/fear of infection and death," "economic hardship," and "disturbed routines/isolation." The Turkish version (COVID-19 Traumatic Scale-TR) was tested on a convenience sample of 432 online participants. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three dimensions of the COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Scale, but with item 9 removed, resulting in an 11-item scale. Cronbach's α score for the 11-item scale was 0.85. The scale may be important to test the impact of COVID-19 on different psychosocial domains, including economic impact and isolation, in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2022
- Full Text
- View/download PDF