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Factorial Structure of Psychological Reactions to the Corona Virus (Covid-19)
Auther : Elsaeed A. Dardara Khaled A. Al-Makhalid
bjective: The present study is aimed to investigate the factorial structure of the psychological reactions of Covid-19 among a sample of students at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia (N = 463; 256 males, and 207 females; M = 23.98, SD = 6.28). Methodology: Six measures were used, including the following: Fear of Covid-19, Hypochondria, Obsessiveness, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress. Results: The results showed positive correlations between the six measures, and the factor analysis revealed two factors of responding to the Covid-19 that were similar between males and females; the first factor was emotional and the second one was cognitive. In addition, a significant difference was found only in depression for males.
Keywords: Factorial Structure, Psychological Reactions, Covid-19