Table 2.
1-factor and 3-factor scales.
| Item mean (SE) | Standardized factor loading (SE) | ||||
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| Vaccines are necessary to protect the health of teenagers. | 8.97 (0.03) | 0.73 (0.01) | 0.74 (0.01) | -- | -- |
| Vaccines do a good job in preventing the diseases they are intended to prevent. | 8.82 (0.03) | 0.72 (0.01) | 0.73 (0.01) | -- | -- |
| Vaccines are safe. | 7.87 (0.04) | 0.73 (0.01) | 0.73 (0.01) | -- | -- |
| If I do not vaccinate my teenager, he/she may get a disease such as meningitis and cause other teenagers or adults also to get the disease. | 8.15 (0.04) | 0.58 (0.01) | 0.58 (0.01) | -- | -- |
| Teenagers receive too many vaccines. | 2.54 (0.05) | 0.52 (0.01) | -- | 0.69 (0.01) | -- |
| If I vaccinate my teenager, he/she may have serious side effects. | 4.15 (0.05) | 0.36 (0.01) | -- | 0.47 (0.01) | -- |
| In general medical professionals in charge of vaccinations have my teenager’s best interest at heart. | 8.88 (0.03) | 0.59 (0.01) | -- | -- | 0.84 (0.02) |
| I have a good relationship with my teenager’s health care provider. | 9.20 (0.03) | 0.31 (0.01) | -- | -- | 0.41 (0.01) |
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| Coefficient alpha | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.49 | 0.51 | |
Note. SE: standard error.