The Coronavirus Reassurance-Seeking Behaviors Scale (CRBS) is a self-report measure of reassurance-seeking behaviors associated with concerns over coronavirus infection. Although it is generally considered helpful to be mindful of signs of COVID-19, excessive reassurance seeking may lead to negative consequences, such as increased anxiety, for some people. Therefore, the CRBS was developed to help clinicians and researchers measure the frequency that a person engages in coronavirus-related, reassurance-seeking behavior.
Coronavirus Reassurance-Seeking Behaviors Scale
Definition
Domains
Anxiety, Coronaphobia
Administrations
Self administered
Assessment type
Clinical
Assessment modes
Questionnaire
Eligibility
18 years and above
Estimated time
Less than 2 minutes
Attribution
Lee, S. A., Jobe, M. C., Mathis, A. A., & Gibbons, J. A. (2020). Incremental validity of coronaphobia: Coronavirus anxiety explains depression, generalized anxiety, and death anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders,74, 1-4.