Patterns and influencing factors of COVID-19 vaccination willingness among college students in China

Zhu, Xianyang; Yan, Wei; Sun, Jie; Liu, Lin; Yu, Zhao; Zheng, Yongbo; Que, Jian-Yu; Sun, Shuang; Gong, Yan; Zeng, Na; Yuan, Kai; Shi, Le; Sun, Yankun; Guo, Suihuai; Lu, Yongjun; Ran, Mao‐Sheng; Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan; Shi, Jie; Jiang, Zhengdong; Bao, Yanping; Lü, Lin

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.013

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“…In addition, vaccination status was a significant predictor of fear of vaccination in the regression analysis. These results are consistent with previous studies, showing that fear of vaccination-related harm and side effects is the crucial reason to refuse vaccination [ 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ]. Alzubaidi et al [ 59 ] recommended reducing fears about the adverse effects of vaccination as a prevention or intervention strategy to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…For example, on 9 June 2021 (when the data were collected in the current study), there were 24–25% of fully vaccinated people in Germany, Poland, and Slovenia, whereas 56% in Israel [ 12 ]. The main barrier to vaccination is distrust in the effectiveness of vaccination and fear of vaccination side effects, including infertility, harm, severe disability, or even death [ 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The main barrier to research seems to be a lack of reliable tools to measure the fear of vaccination. Previous studies have assessed fear, worry, or concerns about vaccination using self-developed single questions, which were never examined regarding reliability or validity e.g., [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 ]. Hamilton and Hagger [ 20 ] developed the Vaccination Concerns in COVID-19 Scale (VaCCS), but instead of fear, this tool measures beliefs and concerns about COVID-19 vaccines on 35 items included in eight subscales (socio-political, health beliefs and outcomes, trait measures, intentions to receive the COVID-19 vaccine).…”

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Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Fear of Coronavirus Vaccination Scale in the Prospective Study among a Representative Sample of Polish, Israeli, Slovenian, and German Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Rogowska

Benatov

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IJERPH

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Although concerns about harm and side effects are among the most important factors determining vaccine hesitancy, research on the fear of vaccination is sparse. The purpose of this study is a validation the Fear of Coronavirus Vaccination Scale (FoCVVS), adapted from the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. A representative sample of 1723 young adults aged 20–40 from Poland, Israel, Slovenia, and Germany participated during two time-points of the third COVID-19 pandemic wave. The online survey included demographic variables and several well-being dimensions, including gender, vaccination status, fear of coronavirus (FoCV-19S), physical health (GSRH), life satisfaction (SWLS), and perceived stress (PSS-10), anxiety (GAD-7), and depression (PHQ-9). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed at T1, and confirmatory analysis (CFA) at T2. The second-order two-factor structure demonstrated the best fit and very good discriminant and convergent validation. The general factor of the FoCVVS included two subscales assessing the emotional and physiological symptoms of fear of vaccination. Unvaccinated people showed higher levels of fear of vaccination than those vaccinated. A vaccination status, fear of vaccination T1, and fear of COVID-19 T1 were significant predictors of fear of vaccination T2. Vaccination-promoting programs should be focused on decreasing fear and enhancing the beneficial effects of vaccination.

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Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Fear of Coronavirus Vaccination Scale in the Prospective Study among a Representative Sample of Polish, Israeli, Slovenian, and German Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…In the United Kingdom, 27% of the participants reported vaccine hesitancy and 9% were resistant to getting the COVID-19 vaccine [11] . Meanwhile, vaccination willingness is also a key factor for vaccination coverage, which is typically collected by surveys [12] , [13] . However, it is costly and time consuming.…”

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Mining the vaccination willingness of China using social media data

Ding¹,

Wang²,

Zhang³

2023

International Journal of Medical Informatics

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“…Worrying about vaccine efficacy and adverse effects were the top two common reasons for vaccine hesitancy and resistance. Multiple multinomial logistic regression analyses identified that participants concerned about the damaging effects of vaccination were more likely to be vaccine hesitancy and resistant (Zhu et al, 2022). Tsutsumi et al (2022) conducted another study about the willingness to receive the covid-19 vaccination.…”

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The mental health of university students to attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination

Hamdouna

Massri

2022

INSPIRA: Indonesian J. Psy. Res.

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The current study aimed to identify the relationship between mental health and the attitudes toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. It also aimed to determine the levels of mental health and attitudes towards receiving the COVID-19 vaccine among students of the Faculty of Education at Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine. To achieve the study’s objectives, the researchers used the descriptive approach, and the study sample consisted of 200 students from the Faculty of Education, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine. The study used the mental health scale, which consists of three dimensions (psychological stress, depression, and anxiety) and attitudes toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccine scale; it consists of three dimensions (cognitive, behavioral, and emotional), and the researchers prepared such scales. Through SPSS, The results showed a positive relationship between mental health and attitudes towards receiving the COVID-19 vaccine among students of the Faculty of Education at Al-Azhar University, and the level of mental health at the total degree was medium. The story of trends towards receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, on the entire degree, was medium. According to the research outcomes, the researchers recommend providing the students with psychological intervention such as counseling and guidance to decrease negative psychological symptoms and upgrade their positive attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Patterns and influencing factors of COVID-19 vaccination willingness among college students in China

Cited by 9 publications

References 46 publications

Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Fear of Coronavirus Vaccination Scale in the Prospective Study among a Representative Sample of Polish, Israeli, Slovenian, and German Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Fear of Coronavirus Vaccination Scale in the Prospective Study among a Representative Sample of Polish, Israeli, Slovenian, and German Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mining the vaccination willingness of China using social media data

The mental health of university students to attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination

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