Japanese version of the Brief Sense of Community Scale: construct validity and reliability.

Background: The Brief Sense of Community Scale is a widely accepted eight-item scale that measures the four dimensions of sense of community; however, the factor structure of the Japanese version of this scale has never been confirmed. In this study, we demonstrated the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Brief Sense of Community Scale.

Methods: After completing the back translation of the scale, a sample of 993 Japanese individuals completed the Japanese version of the Brief Sense of Community Scale.

Fear of COVID-19 infection and related factors in Japan: A comparison of college students, pregnant women, hospital nurses and the general public.

The fear of COVID-19 has become a social problem during the pandemic. The present study compares the fear of COVID-19 among members of the general public, college students, pregnant women, and hospital nurses. It also examines various factors associated with the fear of COVID-19.

Fear of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among pregnant and infertile women in Japan.

Background: Pregnant women and fertility patients are particularly vulnerable to major disease outbreaks. Regarding COVID-19 in particular, much is unclear about the impact on mothers and fetuses. The purpose of this study was to determine the fear of COVID-19 among Japanese pregnant and infertility patients amid the coronavirus disaster.

The Japanese version of the Fear of COVID-19 scale: Reliability, validity, and relation to coping behavior.

COVID-19 is spreading worldwide, causing various social problems. The aim of the present study was to verify the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and to ascertain FCV-19S effects on assessment of Japanese people's coping behavior. After back-translation of the scale, 450 Japanese participants were recruited from a crowdsourcing platform.

Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the active-emphatic listening scale.

Background: Active-emphatic listening is active listening that focuses on empathy. The Active-Empathic Listening Scale (AELS) is a self-report scale comprising three dimensions: sensing, processing, and responding. However, translated versions are not available for languages used in Asian countries, such as Japanese.

[Effects of over-adaptation on subjective well-being in adolescence].

The Over-Adaptation Tendency Scale is designed to assess internal (self-inhibitive personality traits) and external (other-directed behavioral adaptation strategies) characteristics of over adaptation. The relationships among over-adaptation, subjective well-being, and family relationships were investigated using this scale. The scale was administered to undergraduate and graduate students (N = 408).