The Psychometric Efficiency of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) in the Age of COVID 19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study between the Saudi and the Egyptian Societies

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Asmaa Mostafa Ali ElShokheby

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This research study aimed to verify the psychometric efficiency of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) scale in the age of COVID -19. It is a comparative study between the Saudi society and the Egyptian one, conducted by the researcher to a sample of 802 participants (357 Saudis and 445 Egyptians from both countryside and urban areas). The sample is divided into 555 females and 247 males. The participants aged (18-29), (30-39), (40 -49), and (50 years and over). The participants are with different educational levels: non-university, Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate. This research study was conducted from April 2020 to June 2020. The study adopted the descriptive approach to attain its goals. The questionnaires were conducted electronically and the data were collected using appropriate statistical methods. The results of the study can be summed up in the following points. (1) There are five factors with a square root bigger than one. (2) There were statistically significant differences in ASD due to the gender variable in favor of females. (3) There were statistically significant differences in ASD attributed to the variable of educational level. (4) There were statistically significant differences in ASD due to the nationality variable in favor of Egyptian nationality. (5) There were statistically significant differences in ASD due to age. (6) There were no statistically significant differences in ASD due to the variable of compliance with home quarantine. (7) There were no statistically significant differences in ASD due to the place of residence. (8) There were statistically significant differences in ASD due to the daily use of the Internet.

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