Table 3.
Construct, convergent, internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (n = 387).
| COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy |
|
|---|---|
| Factor loading values * | Component 1 |
| 1. Would you take a COVID-19 vaccine if offered? … | 0.51 |
| 2. If there is a COVID-19 vaccine available,… | 0.73 |
| 3. I would describe my attitude towards receiving a COVID-19 vaccine as:… | 0.76 |
| 4. If a COVID-19 vaccine was available at my local pharmacy, I would:… | 0.72 |
| 5. If my family or friends were thinking of getting a COVID-19 vaccination, I would:… | 0.72 |
| 6. I would describe myself as:… | 0.78 |
| 7. Taking a COVID-19 vaccination is:… | 0.66 |
| Percentage of variance, % | 49.4% |
| Item-scale convergent validity, mean of Rho (range) | 0.70 (0.65–0.74) |
| Internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha | 0.90 |
| Floor effects, % | 11.60 |
| Ceiling effect, % | 0.00 |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; Rho, Spearman’s correlation coefficient. * Principal component analysis using Promax rotation method.