Brazilian Adaptation of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A Psychometric Investigation of a Measure of Coronaphobia

Padovan-Neto, Fernando E.; Lee, Sherman A.; Guimarães, Rayanne Poletti; Godoy, Lívea Dornela; Costa, Hugo Bononi; Zerbini, Francisco Luiz Silva; Fukusima, Sérgio Sheiji

doi:10.1177/0030222821991325

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“…The Brazilian adaptation of the GAD-7 presented an excellent indicator regarding validity and reliability in previous studies [12]. GAD-7 exhibited good internal consistency reliability in this study (α = 0.88), according to previous studies [3,9,13].…”

Section: Generalized Anxietysupporting

confidence: 82%

“…According to previous studies, this adapted scale exhibited good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.85) [3,4,8].…”

Section: Functional Impairmentmentioning

confidence: 61%

“…Lee's replication study proposed to lower the CAS cut-off score to ≥5 when assessing the general population [10]. In the Brazilian study, Youden indices were all very low (<0.50) and authors were unable to identify the optimal cut-score for psychiatric screening purposes [3]. Therefore, we did not use a cut-score for measuring coronavirus anxiety in our study sample.…”

Section: Coronavirus Anxietymentioning

confidence: 93%

“…The Brazilian adapted version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale is a psychometric instrument used to measure coronavirus-related fear and anxiety [3,18]. The CAS-BR items measure physiologically-based symptoms experienced when triggered by coronavirusrelated information and thoughts.…”

Section: Coronavirus Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the face of the many constraints, uncertainties, and adversities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues have gained public and research attention, with recent alarming rates of indicators of depression and anxiety [3][4][5]. Recent studies pointed out that the most affected groups were young adults, women, individuals with a previous mental disorder diagnosis, and individuals at higher risk from coronavirus [6][7][8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Remote Learning in Higher Education

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Stressful events can cause a significant impact on education; however, it is not yet clear how the interplay between anxiety, work, and social dysfunction relates to learning impairments. In this study, we investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ learning and mental health. This study was conducted during four modules of a remote Psychopharmacology course between 5 October and 20 December 2020. We collected data from 28 Psychology undergraduate students at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. We used pre- and post-test multiple-choice questions to obtain a quantitative measure of learning. Students completed an online survey to report demographic information, functional impairment (Work and Social Adjustment scale; WSAS), generalized anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale; GAD-7), coronavirus anxiety (Brazilian adapted version of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale; CAS-BR), and self-perception with the remote lectures’ methodology. In our sample, 42.9% of respondents experienced symptoms of generalized anxiety disorders (GAD-7 ≥ 15), and 53.6% had moderate to severe functional impairment (WSAS > 20). We also observed an overlapping profile of highly anxious and dysfunctional students. A chi-square test of independence revealed a relation between pairs of multiple-choice questions answers and GAD-7 scores, indicating that less anxious students were more likely to perform better in pairs of pre- and post-tests. Intriguingly, the correlational analysis suggested that students with moderate to severe functional impairment (WSAS scores > 20) were less likely to change from an incorrect to a correct answer to pairs of pre- and post-tests. This data suggests that psychological distress and anxiety states might influence students’ ability to coordinate social and work activities and performance during remote learning. Although this study evaluated a small sample of students, our data highlights the importance of investigating anxiety and functional impairment measures as part of the remote-learning curriculum.

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Section: Generalized Anxietysupporting

confidence: 82%

“…According to previous studies, this adapted scale exhibited good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.85) [3,4,8].…”

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Coronaphobia flips the emotional world upside down: Unhealthy variables positively predict the fading affect bias at high physical symptoms of coronavirus anxiety

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Applied Cognitive Psychology

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The fading affect bias (FAB) refers to the faster fading of unpleasant affect than pleasant affect. The present study investigated various healthy and unhealthy variables as predictors of the FAB across physical symptoms of coronavirus anxiety (PSCA) as well as across events involving and not involving COVID‐19. The data were collected in the heart of the pandemic from April 18, 2020 to January 23, 2021. As expected, social distancing, grit, positive positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS), and rehearsals positively predicted the FAB, whereas negative PANAS, depression, generalized anxiety, and stress negatively predicted the FAB. These results supported the mobilization‐minimization hypothesis, self‐enhancement theories, and the broaden and build theory. Interestingly, PSCA moderated the relations of several variables, such that grit, hypochondria, neuroticism, average daily hours thinking and talking about COVID‐19, negative PANAS, and anxiety predicted the FAB in the expected ways at low PSCA, but all the variables, except negative PANAS and anxiety, positively predicted the FAB at high PSCA. The negative relations between FAB and both negative PANAS and anxiety diminished from low to medium PSCA, and those negative relations remained small at high PSCA. Rehearsal ratings did not mediate the 3‐way interactions. These results emphasize the dramatic effect on emotion regulation, as measured by the FAB, produced by the COVID‐19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS)

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Brazilian Adaptation of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: A Psychometric Investigation of a Measure of Coronaphobia

Cited by 28 publications

References 46 publications

The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Remote Learning in Higher Education

The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Remote Learning in Higher Education

Coronaphobia flips the emotional world upside down: Unhealthy variables positively predict the fading affect bias at high physical symptoms of coronavirus anxiety

Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS)

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