Table 3 Fear for COVID-19 Questionnaire: item descriptions and pattern matrix of the PCA.
From: Health anxiety and attentional bias toward virus-related stimuli during the COVID-19 pandemic
Item | |
|---|---|
Belief of contagion | I often thought I was infected with the virus |
I think I could be infected with the virus in the future | |
I think that a dear or close person to me could potentially be infected with the virus | |
I think that a dear or close person to me could potentially be infected with the virus in the future | |
Consequences of contagion | I think that a person infected with the virus could recover |
I think that a person infected with the virus could die | |
I think it is probable that I would recover after being infected with the virus | |
I think that being infected with the virus could be lethal for me |
