Background The severity of COVID-19 remains high worldwide. Therefore, millions of
individuals are likely to suffer from fear of COVID-19 and related mental health factors. Aims …

Assessing fear and anxiety regarding COVID-19 viral infection is essential for investigating
mental health during this epidemic. We have developed and validated a Japanese …

The COVID-19 pandemic elicited fear. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) is a newly
developed self-reported measure, originally developed in Persian to assess COVID-19 …

This study aimed to assess the fear of COVID-19 in the Brazilian population, validate the
FCV-19S and examine the association of its scores with sociodemographic and pandemic …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on public health. Previous studies
showed that the fear of COVID-19 was positively correlated with depression, anxiety, and …

Background The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has seriously affected the
lives of millions of people across the world. It has also heavily burdened healthcare …

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the mental health of individuals due to severe
changes in their normal life routines. These changes might give rise to stress-induced …

Although the role of social media in infectious disease outbreaks is receiving increasing
attention, little is known about the mechanisms by which social media use affects risk …

This study focused on a moderated mediation model. First, it determined the mediating effect
of COVID-19 preventive behaviors between fear of COVID-19 and satisfaction with life. Next …

The objective was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Fear of
COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) in 7 Latin American countries (Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador …