validation of the stress scale in the epidemic of covid 19 Covid-19 Stress Scale Validation

Studies show that during an epidemic, many people experience a lot of stress or anxiety. The Covid-19 Stress Scale with 36 items is deliberately designed to be used for future epidemics. This research evaluates the validity and reliability of the Covid-19 stress scale. This is descriptive survey research. We selected 408 adults including subjects 18 to 95 years old at convenience. We used exploratory factor analysis to evaluate the validity of this scale and Cronbach's alpha method to evaluate the reliability. The findings of the factor analysis section showed that, through factor analysis of items and rotation of results by the Varimax method, the revealed six components had a high factor load. They are largely consistent with the findings of the authors of this scale. Due to the strength of the factor structure and the appropriate psychometric properties, the final scale of covid-19 can be of use by various researchers to measure stress in all epidemics, including covid-19 and the new monkeypox epidemic.