[en] Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a widely used measure that captures somatic symptoms of coronavirus-related anxiety. In a large-scale collaboration spanning 60 countries (Ntotal = 21,513), we examined the CAS's measurement invariance and assessed the convergent validity of CAS scores in relation to the fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S) and the satisfaction with life (SWLS-3) scales. We utilized both conventional exact invariance tests and alignment procedures, with results revealing that the single-factor model fit the data well in almost all countries. Partial scalar invariance was supported in a subset of 56 countries. To ensure the robustness of results, given the unbalanced samples, we employed resampling techniques both with and without replacement and found the results were more stable in larger samples. The alignment procedure demonstrated a high degree of measurement invariance with 9% of the parameters exhibiting noninvariance. We also conducted simulations of alignment using the parameters estimated in the current model. Findings demonstrated reliability of the means but indicated challenges in estimating the latent variances. Strong positive correlations between CAS and FCV-19S estimated with all three different approaches were found in most countries. Correlations of CAS and SWLS-3 were weak and negative but significantly differed from zero in several countries. Overall, the study provided support for the measurement invariance of the CAS and offered evidence of its convergent validity while also highlighting issues with variance estimation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Jovanović, Veljko ; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad
Rudnev, Maksim ; Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo
Abdelrahman, Mohamed ; School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Abdul Kadir, Nor Ba'yah; Center for Research in Psychology and Human Well-Being, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Adebayo, Damilola Fisayo; Department of Pure and Applied Psychology, Adekunle Ajasin University
Akaliyski, Plamen; Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University
Alaseel, Rana; College of Medicine, Syrian Private University
Alkamali, Yousuf Abdulqader; College of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities
Alonso Palacio, Luz Marina; Departamento de Salud Publica, Universidad del Norte
Amin, Azzam; School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Andres, Andrii; Department of Physical Education, Lviv Polytechnic National University
Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza; Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Aruta, John Jamir Benzon; Department of Psychology, De La Salle University
Avanesyan, Hrant M; Yerevan State University
Ayub, Norzihan; Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Bacikova-Sleskova, Maria; Department of Educational Psychology and Health Psychology, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice
Baikanova, Raushan; School of Medicine, Astana Medical University
Bakkar, Batoul; College of Medicine, Syrian Private University
Bartoluci, Sunčica; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb
Benitez, David; Department of Clinical Psychology, Albizu University
Bodnar, Ivanna; Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture, Lviv State University of Physical Culture
Bolatov, Aidos; School of Medicine, Astana Medical University
Borchet, Judyta ; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk
Bosnar, Ksenija; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb
Broche-Pérez, Yunier; Department of Psychology, Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas
Buzea, Carmen; Department of Social Sciences and Communication, Transilvania University of Brasov
Cassibba, Rosalinda; Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari
Del Pilar Grazioso, Maria; Asociacion Proyecto Aigle Guatemala
Dhakal, Sandesh; Central Department of Psychology, Tribhuvan University
Dimitrova, Radosveta; Department of Psychology, Stockholm University
Dominguez, Alejandra; Department of Psychology, Ibero-American University
Duong, Cong Doanh; Faculty of Business Management, National Economics University
Dutra Thome, Luciana; Department of Psychology, Federal University of Bahia
Estavela, Arune Joao; Departamento de Pos-Graduacao, Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude, Universidade Lurio
Fayankinnu, Emmanuel Abiodun; Department of Sociology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University
Ferenczi, Nelli; Department of Life Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London
Fernández-Morales, Regina; Department of Psychology, Universidad Francisco Marroquin
Friehs, Maria-Therese; Faculty for Psychology, FernUniversitat in Hagen
Gaete, Jorge ; Faculty of Education, Universidad de los Andes
Gharz Edine, Wassim; College of Medicine, Syrian Private University
Gindi, Shahar; Faculty of Education, Beit Berl College
Giordani, Rubia Carla Formighieri; Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Parana
Gjoneska, Biljana ; Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Godoy, Juan Carlos; Instituto de Investigaciones Psicologicas, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnicas
Hancheva, Camellia Doncheva; Department of General, Experimental, Developmental, and Health Psychology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski
Hapunda, Given; Department of Psychology, University of Zambia
Hihara, Shogo; Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Islam, Md Saiful; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University
Janovská, Anna; Department of Educational Psychology and Health Psychology, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice
Javakhishvili, Nino; Dimitri Uznadze Institute of Psychology, Ilia State University
Kabir, Russell Sarwar; Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Kabunga, Amir; Department of Psychiatry, Lira University
Karakulak, Arzu; Department of Psychology, MEF University
Karl, Johannes Alfons; School of Psychology, Dublin City University
Katović, Darko; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb
Kauyzbay, Zhumaly; Department of Family Medicine, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy
Kaźmierczak, Maria; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk
Khanna, Richa; School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Khosla, Meetu; Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi
Kisaakye, Peter ; Department of Population Studies, Makerere University
Klicperova-Baker, Martina; Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences
Kokera, Richman; Department of Applied Psychology, University of Zimbabwe
Kozina, Ana; Evaluation Studies Centre, Educational Research Institute
Krauss, Steven E; Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Landabur, Rodrigo; Department of Psychology, University of Atacama
Lefringhausen, Katharina; Department of Psychology, Heriot-Watt University
Lewandowska-Walter, Aleksandra; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk
Liang, Yun-Hsia; Department of Education, University of Taipei
Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, Danny; School of Environmental Engineering, Universidad Cesar Vallejo
López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia; Instituto de Investigaciones Psicologicas, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnicas
Makashvili, Ana; Dimitri Uznadze Institute of Psychology, Ilia State University
Malik, Sadia; Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha
Manrique-Millones, Denisse; Carrera de Psicologia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cientifica del Sur
Martín-Carbonell, Marta; Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Cooperative University of Colombia
Mattar Yunes, Maria Angela; Post Graduation Program of Psychology, Salgado de Oliveira University
McGrath, Breeda; Department of Academic Affairs, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Mechili, Enkeleint A; Department of Healthcare, Faculty of Health, University of Vlora
Mhizha, Samson; Department of Applied Psychology, University of Zimbabwe
Michałek-Kwiecień, Justyna; Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk
Mishra, Sushanta Kumar; Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Area, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Mohammadi, Mahdi; Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Mohsen, Fatema; College of Medicine, Syrian Private University
Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo; Escuela de Psicologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador
Muradyan, Maria D ; Yerevan State University
Musso, Pasquale; Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari
Naterer, Andrej; Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor
Nemat, Arash; Microbiology Department, Kabul University of Medical Sciences
Neto, Félix; Department of Psychology, University of Porto
Neto, Joana; Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies, Universidade Portucalense
Okati-Aliabad, Hassan; Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Orellana, Carlos Iván; Social Sciences Doctoral and Master Program, Don Bosco University
Orellana, Ligia; Departamento de Psicologia, Universidad de La Frontera
Park, Joonha; Department of Management, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Pavlova, Iuliia ; Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture, Lviv State University of Physical Culture
Peralta, Eddy Alfonso ; Medicine School, Mother and Teacher, Pontifical Catholic University
Petrytsa, Petro; Department of Physical Education and Rehabilitation, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University
Pilkauskaite Valickiene, Rasa; Institute of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University
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STANCIU, Adrian ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) > Lifespan Development, Family and Culture
Cooperative University of Colombia Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo GESIS—Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports RA Science Committee American Psychological Association Foundation for Polish Science Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
