Psychometric data on knowledge and fear of coronavirus disease 2019 and perceived stress among workers of filipino origin in Hong Kong

Abstract

Data on knowledge and fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and perceived stress were collected in July 2020 from a convenience sample of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong by asking participants to take part in three questionnaires. First, twelve questions related to knowledge associated with the prevention and identification of COVID-19 were used to assess participants’ knowledge regarding COVID-19. Second, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) was used to assess participants’ perceived fear of infection. Third, the Short Form Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4) was used to measure participants’ perceived stress. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were obtained to assess the relationships between the total scores of the three questionnaires. The relationship between knowledge of COVID and fear of COVID was significant, r(108) = +0.23, p = .02; the relationship between fear of COVID and perceived stress was not statistically significant, r(108) = +0.17, p = .08; the relationship between knowledge of COVID and perceived stress was not statistically significant, r(108) = -0.11, p = .26. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were obtained for each of the three questionnaires to assess internal consistency reliability.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Health knowledge
• Fear perceptions
• Work Stress