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In page 7, paragraph 4, line 6 onwards we have written the following statement (Limitations section):
We have retained 9 items to measure fear of COVID. Past studies have recommended 7-item scale. Future studies are required to re-validate this scale to further expand the proposed dimensions (emotional anxiety and somatic) in this study.
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The final limitation of the present study is fear of COVID-19 scale developed by Ahorsu et al., (2020) is a 7 item scale. We have re-validated the scale in the Indian context and have obtained a unidimensional structure. Future studies can explore the multidimensional nature of this construct by exploring the other possible dimensions.
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Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The Fear of COVID19 scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8
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Bellamkonda, N., Pattusamy, M. Correction to: Validation of Fear of COVID-19 Scale in India: Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory Approach. Int J Ment Health Addiction 21, 2793 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00616-w
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