The Turkish adaptation and psychometric characteristics of the COVID-19 Traumatic Stress Scale

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.

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Notes

1 The p-value for chi-square is estimated by https://www.socscistatistics.com.