The Adaption of the Chinese Version of the COVID Stress Scales as a Screening Instrument of Stress: Psychometric Properties During the COVID-19 Delta Pandemic

The COVID Stress Scales (CSS) was used to access related distress concerning Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Based on China's epidemic prevention and control policies during the COVID-19 delta pandemic, the adaption of the Chinese version of the CSS was developed. Our study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Chinese adapted version of the CSS during the COVID-19 delta pandemic. An online survey was employed to construct a national sample of 2,282 participants in Mainland China. We examined the factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and concurrent validity. The results demonstrated that the six-factor solution for the Chinese adaptation of the CSS proved a good fit with the data. The six-factor model had good reliability and supported good convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity of the CSS Chinese adaptation. Overall, our findings supported the Chinese adapted version of the CSS as a psychometrically sound measure of stress during the COVID-19 delta pandemic in China.