ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Psychometric Properties of the PVD-15 with South African Teenagers during COVID-19 Pandemic: Invariance across Different Lockdown Levels
- Makhubela Malose
University of Limpopo - Solomon Mashegoane
University of Limpopo - Valeria Baloyi
University of Venda - Justin August
Nelson Mandela University - Kgope Moalusi
University of South Africa - Oupa Lebeloane
UNISA
Abstract
This study examined whether the psychometric properties of the perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD) generalise across Covid-19 lockdown levels in a sample of 1610 South African teenagers (Mage = 17.13 yrs., SD = 1.42., Female = 58%, Black = 83%). Results revealed a two-factor model with MI across restriction levels.
Psychometrics
