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Zammitti, A., Zarbo, R., Russo, A., & Magnano, P. (2023). Psychometric properties of COVID-19 Exhaustion Scale in Italian context. Environment and Social Psychology, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v8.i1.1502

Psychometric properties of COVID-19 Exhaustion Scale in Italian context

Andrea Zammitti

Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padua

Rita Zarbo

Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna

Angela Russo

Department of Sciences of Education, University of Catania

Paola Magnano

Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v8.i1.1502


Keywords: COVID-19, exhaustion, psychometric properties, life satisfaction

Abstract

The aim of this study was providing a validated scale in the Italian context, for the assessment of the symptoms of mental, physical, and psychological exhaustion that can result from thinking about COVID-19, starting from Burnout Measure of Pines and Aronson. Four studies were conducted. In Study 1, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis. A 2-factor factorial structure—Mental Exhaustion (ME) and Physical and Emotional Exhaustion (PEE)—was shown. In Study 2, we tested the structure of COVID-19 Exhaustion Scale. The two-factor structure with 8 items was the best factorial solution. In Study 3, we tested the concurrent validity of the COVID-19 Exhaustion Scale. The two dimensions were significantly and positively related to physical symptoms and negatively related to life satisfaction. In Study 4, we showed the stability of the COVID-19 Exhaustion Scale using the test-retest method after 3 weeks.

Author Biography

Paola Magnano, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna

Psychologist, PhD, she is Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Kore University of Enna. Her research interests are focused on vocational guidance and career counselling, with particular attention to the constructs of positive psychology and the positive resources, to the career counseling interventions towards people with vulnerabilities. She is actually involved in many research teams on the themes of subjective well-being. She is member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Association for Vocational Guidance (SIO).

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