design and Psychometric Properties of Coronavirus infection risk perception Questionnaire with a working life approach

Coronavirus is a viral disease with fast spreading rate. It has become a pandemic and afflicted all countries. One of the ways to prevent the COVID-19 infection is to motivate public participation and to respect for health protocols. The level of adherence to the protocols depends on one’s risk perception. To measure the level of risk perception, a valid and reliable measurement tool is needed.

The present study is an attempt to Psychometric Properties of Coronavirus infection risk perception Questionnaire with a working life approach.

The article concentrated on the generation, translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric risk perception questionnaire. In this cross-sectional study, we generated an item pool extracted from the literature relating to risk perception in COVID-19 disease. A sample of 228 participated in the study. The initial scale consisted 41 Items were produced from literature. A scale containing 26 Items appeared as a result of an exploratory factor analysis. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure the internal consistency. Data analysis was conducted at 95% confidence level. The data analyzed using the SPSS statistical version (V. 21). 

Exploratory factor analysis of the scale explained 45.3% of the variance observed. In addition to analyses indicated satisfactory results for internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.76 to 0.84) and intra-class correlation (ranging from 0.79 to 0.94). 

This study generated the Persian-language version of the coronavirus infection risk perception in Iranian individuals through psychometric testing to measure risk perception. Based on the results of this study, this questionnaire is reliable for measuring people's risk perception.