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Special Issue: Assessing Pandemic Distress: Psychometric Approaches

Perceived fear of COVID-19 infection according to sex, age and occupational risk using the Brazilian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale

Eric Francelino Andradea Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Physiology Area, Agrarian Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Unaí, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Luciano José Pereirab Health Sciences Department, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0502-2554View further author information
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Ana Paula Luiz de Oliveirac Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Reproduction, Universidade Estatual Paulista, Jaboticabal, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2684-2778View further author information
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Débora Ribeiro Orlandoa Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Physiology Area, Agrarian Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Unaí, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0129-0818View further author information
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Débora Almeida Galdino Alvesd Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, BrazilView further author information
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Janina de Sales Guilarduccib Health Sciences Department, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-3083View further author information
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Paula Midori Casteloe Department Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8703-2272View further author information
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Pages 533-542 | Published online: 26 Aug 2020
 
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Abstract

We investigated the fear of COVID-19 infection after proper translation and cultural adaptation of the “Fear of COVID-19 Scale” to the Brazilian Portuguese language. A sample of 1,743 Brazilian participants were included. The scale showed excellent psychometric characteristics. Women showed higher anxiety levels. Fear of COVID-19 scores were lower in males with occupational risk of contamination. On the other hand, women and younger individuals showed higher fear of COVID-19 infection scores. The Brazilian Fear of COVID-19 Scale proved to be a reliable tool with excellent psychometric properties for identifying fear of COVID-19 infection in the Brazilian population.

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Authors declare no competing interests exist.

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Funding

This study received financial support by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo [FAPESP grant n. 2017/26400-6].

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