Correction to: Validation of Fear of COVID-19 Scale in India: Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory Approach (International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, (2021), 10.1007/s11469-021-00521-2)

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The following correction to this article should be noted: In page 7, paragraph 4, line 6 onwards we have written the following statement (Limitations section): We have retained 9 items to measure fear of COVID. Past studies have recommended 7-item scale. Future studies are required to re-validate this scale to further expand the proposed dimensions (emotional anxiety and somatic) in this study. Readers are advised to consider the following line by replacing the above lines: The final limitation of the present study is fear of COVID-19 scale developed by Ahorsu et al., (2020) is a 7 item scale. We have re-validated the scale in the Indian context and have obtained a unidimensional structure. Future studies can explore the multidimensional nature of this construct by exploring the other possible dimensions.