The COVID-19 vaccine concerns scale: Development and validation of a new measure

Reasons for COVID-19 hesitancy are multi-faceted and tend to differ from those for general vaccine hesitancy. We developed the COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns Scale (CVCS), a self-report measure intended to better understand individuals' concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. We validated the scale using...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2022-11, Vol.18 (5), p.2050105-2050105
Main Authors: Gregory, Megan E., MacEwan, Sarah R., Powell, Jonathan R., Volney, Jaclyn, Kurth, Jordan D., Kenah, Eben, Panchal, Ashish R., McAlearney, Ann Scheck
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Language:English
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Coronavirus – Research Paper
COVID-19
scale development
scale validation
survey
Vaccine hesitancy
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Summary:Reasons for COVID-19 hesitancy are multi-faceted and tend to differ from those for general vaccine hesitancy. We developed the COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns Scale (CVCS), a self-report measure intended to better understand individuals' concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. We validated the scale using data from a convenience sample of 2,281 emergency medical services providers, a group of professionals with high occupational COVID-19 risk. Measures included the CVCS items, an adapted Oxford COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale, a general vaccine hesitancy scale, demographics, and self-reported COVID-19 vaccination status. The CVCS had high internal consistency reliability (α = .89). A one-factor structure was determined by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA), resulting in a seven-item scale. The model had good fit (X2[14] = 189.26, p 
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2022.2050105