Table 3.
Items for Study Measures with Descriptive Statistics, Reliability Coefficients, Factor Loadings, and Average Variance Extracted Statistics.
| Construct; Mean (SD) | Measurement Item | λ | α | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fear of COVID-19;
21.12 (6.94) |
0.88 | 0.87 | 0.48 | ||
| I am most afraid of coronavirus-19 | 0.648 | ||||
| It makes me uncomfortable to think about coronavirus-19 | 0.742 | ||||
| My hands become clammy when I think about coronavirus-19 | 0.631 | ||||
| I am afraid of losing my life because of coronavirus-19 | 0.735 | ||||
| When watching news and stories about coronavirus-19 on social media, I become nervous or anxious | 0.765 | ||||
| I cannot sleep because I’m worrying about getting coronavirus-19 | 0.650 | ||||
| My heart races or palpitates when I think about getting coronavirus-19 | 0.670 | ||||
|
Perceived COVID-19 infectability;
3.12 (1.10) |
0.70 | 0.67 | 0.30 | ||
| If a COVID-19 patient is “going around in his/her immediate locality”, I will get it | 0.703 | ||||
| My past experiences make me believe I am not likely to get COVID-19 even when my friends are sick | 0.384 | ||||
| In general, I am very susceptible to colds, flu, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases | 0.529 | ||||
| I am unlikely to catch a cold, flu, COVID-19 or other illness, even if it is “going around in the immediate locality” | 0.457 | ||||
| My immune system protects me from COVID-19 that other people get | 0.615 | ||||
|
Perceived Behavioral Control;
3.84 (1.05) |
0.75 | 0.76 | 0.61 | ||
| Whether or not I get COVID-19 vaccination is completely up to me. | 0.720 | ||||
| I have resources, time and opportunities to get COVID-19 vaccination | 0.837 | ||||
|
Subjective norms;
3.83 (1.10) |
Most people who are important to me would… | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.79 | |
| want me to get COVID-19 vaccination | 0.881 | ||||
| think I should get COVID-19 vaccination | 0.898 | ||||
|
Attitude;
3.86 (0.96) |
For me, getting the COVID-19 vaccination would be … | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.72 | |
| extremely bad (1)/extremely good (5) | 0.816 | ||||
| extremely undesirable (1)/extremely desirable (5) | 0.879 | ||||
| extremely unimportant (1)/extremely important (5) | 0.909 | ||||
| extremely useless (1)/extremely useful (5) | 0.808 | ||||
| extremely unfavorable (1)/extremely favorable (5) | 0.809 | ||||
| extremely harmful (1)/extremely beneficial (5) | 0.794 | ||||
|
Intentions;
3.84 (1.10) |
0.92 | 0.91 | 0.84 | ||
| I am willing to get COVID-19 vaccination | 0.927 | ||||
| I want to get COVID-19 vaccination | 0.907 |
Note. λ = Standardized factor loading from structural equation model; α = Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient; CR = Composite reliability; AVE = Average variance extracted from structural equation model; SD = Standard deviation.