Data_Sheet_1_The adaption of the Chinese version of the COVID Stress Scales as a screening instrument of stress: Psychometric properties during the COVID-19 pandemic.docx

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 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 pandemic. An online survey was employed to construct a national sample of 2,116 participants in Chinese mainland. 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 after comparing the factor structure with the five-factor model. The six-factor model had good reliability and supported good convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity of the CSS Chinese adaption. Overall, our findings supported the Chinese adapted version of the CSS as a psychometrically sound measure of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

COVID压力量表（CSS）被用于评估与2019冠状病毒疾病（COVID-19）相关的心理压力。基于COVID-19疫情期间中国的防疫控制政策，开发了CSS的中文版本。本研究评估了CSS中文版本在疫情期间的可靠性及效度。通过在线调查，构建了一个包含2,116名中国大陆参与者的全国性样本。我们检验了量表的因素结构、内部一致性、收敛效度、判别效度和同时效度。结果显示，与五因素模型相比，CSS中文版本的六因素解决方案与数据拟合良好。六因素模型具有良好的信度，并支持CSS中文版本的收敛效度、判别效度和同时效度。总体而言，我们的研究结果表明，CSS中文版本作为中国疫情期间心理压力的心理测量工具是可靠的。