Turkish validity and reliability of coronavirus anxiety scale

Abstract

The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) was developed to diferentiate individuals who were functionally impaired by anxiety about COVID-19 from those anxious, but not disabled by their emotional reactions to the disease. The aim of the present study is to validate the Turkish version of the CAS. The study was carried out in two stages. In the frst phase, the validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted with 95 people. The single-factor structure of the scale was confrmed with exploratory factor analysis and confrmatory factor analysis results. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefcient was found to be 0.86. In the second stage; the data were collected using the Turkish version of CASand Herth Hope scale. The scales were applied to 720 people. It was determined that there was a statistically signifcant relationship between total CAS scores and the Herth Hope Index. These fndings revealed that the CAS was a valid and reliable measurement tool for evaluating the anxiety levels of individuals.