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Adaptation of the fear of COVÄ°D-19 scale: Its association with psychological distress and life satisfaction in Turkey
The world is currently experiencing a pandemic of an infectious disease called COVID19 which has drawn global intensive attention. While global attention is largely focusing
on the effects of the coronavirus on physical health, the impacts of the coronavirus on
psychological health cannot be overlooked. Therefore, this study aims to adapt the Fear of
COVID-19 Scale into Turkish and investigate the relationships between fear of COVID19, psychological distress, and life satisfaction. Data were collected by convenience
sampling method, which allowed us to reach total 1304 participants, aged between 18
and 64 years, from 75 cities in Turkey. In the adaptation process of the Fear of COVID-19
Scale, confirmatory factor analysis, Item Response Theory, convergent validity, and
reliability (Cronbach’s α, McDonald’s ω, Guttmann’s λ6, and composite reliability)
analyses were performed. Additionally, the mediating role of psychological distress on
the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and life satisfaction was tested. The unidimensionality of the 7-item scale was confirmed on a Turkish sample. Item Response
Theory revealed that all items were coherent and fit with the model. The results indicated
that the Turkish version of the scale had satisfactory reliability coefficients. The fear of
COVID-19 was found to be associated with psychological distress and life satisfaction.
Results indicated that the Turkish version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale had strong
psychometric properties. This scale will allow mental health professionals to do research
on the psychological impacts of COVID-19 in Turkey
Harmony in Life Scale - Turkish version: Studies of validity and reliability
Abstract This article presents the adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of Harmony in Life Scale (Turkish-HiL). The present paper investigates (study 1; N 1  = 253) confirmatory factor analysis, measurement invariance; (study 2; N 2  = 231) concurrent validity; (study 3; N 3  = 260) convergent and known-group validities; (study 4; N t − t  = 50) test-retest, Cronbach alpha, and composite reliabilities of the Turkish-HiL. In study 1, based on a confirmatory factor analysis, results confirmed that unidimensional-factor structure. The results suggested that the model demonstrated a configural and metric invariance across the gender groups. In study 2, Turkish-HiL significantly correlated with measures of satisfaction with life, subjective happiness, positive affect, and negative affect. In study 3, Turkish-HiL was predicted positively by flourishing, conversely, negatively predicted by depression, anxiety, and stress. Finally, in study 4, alpha, composite and test-retest reliabilities are acceptable. Overall, the scale presented here may prove useful for satisfactorily assessing, in Turkish, the harmony in life of the university students