highly significantp < .01
( Buysse et al., 1989 ) A COVID-19 questionnaire was created by the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine at the Medical University of Graz assessing COVID-19 fears as follows (0 = no fears, 10 = extremely high fear) : • On a scale from 0 to 10, how strongly do you rate your concerns and fears about the coronavirus? • On a scale from 0 to 10, how strongly do you rate your fear of contracting the coronavirus? • On a scale from 0- 10, how strongly do you rate your fear of infecting others with the coronavirus? The three items showed a highly significant intercorrelation (all p < .01) and a mean index for COVID-19 fears was created, showing a Cronbach's alpha of α = 0.78.