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The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

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The FCV-19S, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties and is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying CO VID-19 fears among individuals.
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Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) t ...

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Consumer Motivations for Adopting Omnichannel Retailing: A Safety-Driven Perspective in the Context of COVID-19

TL;DR: In this article , a modified theoretical model is proposed by integrating protection motivation theory (PMT) and extending the extended parallel process model (E-EPPM) to understand consumers' fears and self-protection motivations.

Occupational Stress, Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19 in Colombian Physicians/ Estrés laboral, ansiedad y miedo al COVID-19 en médicos generales colombianos/ Estresse ocupacional, ansiedade e medo da COVID-19 em clínicos gerais colombianos

TL;DR: The symptoms and perceptions of Colombian physicians forced to quarantine, who exercised their profession in March, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic were explored, finding psychosocial and psychosomatic factors associated with fear are the common denominators of symptoms of anxiety and work-related stress during pandemics.
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Anxiety levels in patients admitted to the emergency department with myocardial infarction or COVID-19 pneumonia.

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Psychological consequences of hospital isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic - research on the sample of polish firefighting academy students.

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Should I buy or not? Revisiting the concept and measurement of panic buying

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