Scale Overview & Construct
6-item scale measuring anxiety and stress responses to viral disease outbreaks in the general population.
Purpose & Measurement Objectives
Instrument Specifications
Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance
When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:
Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use
Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. This specific digital implementation has not been independently clinically validated by PsiQ — scores are for self-reflection, research, and educational purposes only, and are not a diagnosis.
License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: Chung, S., Kim, H. J., Ahn, M. H., Yeo, S., Lee, J., Kim, K., Kang, S., Suh, S., & Suh, S. (2021). Development of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 (SAVE-6) scale for assessing the anxiety response of the general population to the viral epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 645157. This is not a diagnostic tool.