Table 2.

FCV-19S scores by gender

FCV-19S items	Female mean scores	Male mean scores	t scores
1. I am most afraid of coronavirus-19	3.25 ± 1.20	3.07 ± 1.24	− 3.88***
2. It makes me uncomfortable to think about coronavirus-19	3 ± 1.21	2.89 ± 1.26	− 2.49*
3. My hands become clammy when I think about coronavirus-19	2.34 ± 1.16	2.28 ± 1.23	− 1.29
4. I am afraid of losing my life because of coronavirus-19	3.18 ± 1.35	3.01 ± 1.36	− 3.17**
5. When watching news and stories about coronavirus-19 on social media, I become nervous or anxious	2.90 ± 1.25	2.62 ± 1.24	− 5.92***
6. I cannot sleep because I am worrying about getting coronavirus-19	2.45 ± 1.22	2.35 ± 1.25	− 2.16*
7. My heart races or palpitates when I think about getting coronavirus-19	2.66 ± 1.24	2.45 ± 1.28	− 4.34***

Notes: *: p value < .05, **: p value < .010, ***: p value < .001