Development and psychometric validation of the insect fear questionnaire for school-aged children in Iran.

Latifi A, Farahbakhsh M, Yousefi S, Azimi S, Alizadeh M, Jafari-Koshki T, Soltani A, Rahimi S, Abbasi M

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344126
Published: 2026
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0344126,
  title = {Development and psychometric validation of the insect fear questionnaire for school-aged children in Iran.},
  author = {Latifi A and Farahbakhsh M and Yousefi S and Azimi S and Alizadeh M and Jafari-Koshki T and Soltani A and Rahimi S and Abbasi M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0344126},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344126}
}

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TI  - Development and psychometric validation of the insect fear questionnaire for school-aged children in Iran.
AU  - Latifi A
AU  - Farahbakhsh M
AU  - Yousefi S
AU  - Azimi S
AU  - Alizadeh M
AU  - Jafari-Koshki T
AU  - Soltani A
AU  - Rahimi S
AU  - Abbasi M
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0344126
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A, L., M, F., S, Y., S, A., M, A., T, J., A, S., S, R., & M, A. (2026). Development and psychometric validation of the insect fear questionnaire for school-aged children in Iran.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344126

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