A Parent Version of the Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale for Assessing Parents’ Motivation to Have Their Children Vaccinated

Lin, Chung‐Ying; Hsiao, Ray C.; Chen, Yumin; Yen, Cheng‐Fang

doi:10.3390/vaccines11071192

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“…Second, the homogenous use of self-report survey for the TPB predictors, intention, and vaccination behavior could make our responses vulnerable to response bias (e.g., social desirability) and consistency tendency. 11 Third, selection bias may exist as only around 34% of invited participants who provided contact for our follow-up study eventually completed our survey at Time 2. Specifically, the communication and invitation process was conducted solely through WhatsApp, without any personal contact initiated.…”

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“… 9 Prior studies have also found that parents’ intention to vaccinate children against COVID-19 was influenced by various factors, including a perception of threat from the pandemic as well as attitudes toward and knowledge about the vaccines. 10 , 11 In particular, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) has been used successfully to predict vaccination behaviors in general and parents’ intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. 12 , 13 However, no research has examined factors that predict parents’ decision to actually vaccinate their children against COVID-19.…”

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Beyond intention: Predicting children’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake using the theory of planned behavior

Lau,

Li,

Chan

2023

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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This prospective study tested if parental factors from the theory of planned behavior (TPB) predicted children’s uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and examined whether parents’ intention to vaccinate children against COVID-19 would mediate such associations. Participants were 852 Hong Kong parents of 1076 children aged 5–12. At Time 1, parents reported on items measuring the TPB predictors (i.e. attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) and intention. At Time 2 (approximately 4 months after Time 1), parents reported whether their children had received the COVID-19 vaccine. Attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intention predicted children’s actual uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. Intention mediated the relations between two TPB predictors, namely attitudes and subjective norms, and children’s COVID-19 vaccination uptake. The TPB is considered a useful framework in the development of future COVID-19 vaccine programs for children to promote parents’ intention and the subsequent uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among children.

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Beyond intention: Predicting children’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake using the theory of planned behavior

Lau,

Li,

Chan

2023

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…The nine-item P-MoVac-COVID19S [ 42 ] is built on a robust theoretical foundation, being an adaption of the well-established Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale [ 43 , 44 ], which is based on the cognitive model of empowerment (CME) [ 45 ]. In the CME, empowerment is considered an innate motivation that drives people to engage in purposeful behavior.…”

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“…In the CME, empowerment is considered an innate motivation that drives people to engage in purposeful behavior. This motivation originates from four distinct cognitive processes, namely value formation (e.g., considering the purposes of vaccinating children and the value of this behavior), impact comprehension (e.g., the belief that COVID-19 vaccination is effective in protecting children against COVID-19 infection and reducing the risk of severe symptoms), knowledge acquisition (e.g., comprehension of information and knowledge of pediatric COVID-19 vaccination), and a sense of autonomy (e.g., the feeling of being able to freely decide whether to get their child vaccinated) [ 42 ]. The P-MoVac-COVID19S is rated on a 7-point Likert-type scale with endpoints ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).…”

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“…Fourth, parents’ motivation to have their child receive COVID-19 vaccine injection has not been examined using a validated scale. The Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale for Parents (P-MoVac-COVID19S) [ 42 ] is a new scale developed for measuring parents’ motivation to get their child vaccinated against COVID-19 and can be used for assessing parental motivation to let their child receive vaccine injection.…”

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Sources of Information about COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Its Associations with Parental Motivation to Have Their Children Vaccinated in Taiwan

Liu,

Hsiao,

Chen

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Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines have been developed to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 and subsequent hospitalization in children. Few studies have examined whether different sources of information regarding pediatric COVID-19 vaccines and parents’ trust in the information have different effects on parental motivation to have their child vaccinated. No study has examined parental demographic factors related to the sources of information and the trust of parents in these sources. Understanding the sources of information on pediatric COVID-19 vaccines, parents’ trust in the information, and related factors can contribute to the development of strategies for promoting the knowledge and acceptance of pediatric vaccination among parents. This study examined the sources of information regarding pediatric COVID-19 vaccines used by parents, their level of trust in these information sources, the demographic factors that influence this trust, and the associations of such information sources with parental motivation to get their child vaccinated against COVID-19. In total, 550 parents (123 men and 427 women) completed a questionnaire that was used to collect information regarding the information sources and to measure the parents’ trust in these information sources. Parental motivation to get their child vaccinated was measured using the Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale for Parents. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to examine two associations, namely the associations of the parents’ sources of information and their trust in these sources with their motivation to have their child vaccinated and the associations of the parents’ demographic factors with their sources of information and their trust in these sources. For the parents, traditional mass media and medical staff in healthcare settings were the most common sources of information regarding pediatric COVID-19 vaccines. The parents rated medical staff in healthcare settings as the most trustworthy source of information. Obtaining information from acquaintances through social media and obtaining information from medical staff in healthcare settings were significantly associated with parental motivation to get their child vaccinated against COVID-19. Trust in the information provided by medical staff in healthcare settings and coworkers was significantly associated with the motivation of parents to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. Compared with fathers, mothers were more likely to obtain information from medical staff in healthcare settings and from acquaintances through social media. Parents with a higher education level were more likely to obtain information from medical staff in healthcare settings. Compared with the fathers, the mothers were more trusting of information obtained from coworkers. Health professionals should consider the sources of information used by parents and related factors when establishing strategies to increase parental motivation to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Examining health sciences students’ intention to uptake COVID-19 vaccination using the theory of planned behavior

Alshagrawi

2023

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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To examine the association between the theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs and Health Sciences students’ intentions to receive COVID-19 vaccination. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia by recruiting Health Sciences students as participants. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the proposed TPB model was evaluated. The sample of 505 individuals consisted of more males ( n = 275; 54.5%) than females and was relatively young (88% were between the ages of 18 and 30). The suggested TPB model explained 78.2% of the variation in intention to get COVID-19 immunization. We found that greater levels of perceived behavioral control (β = 1.58, p < .001) and attitude (β = .44, p < .001) strongly predicted increased vaccination intentions. The subjective norm construct was not a significant predictor of vaccination intentions (β = 0.06, p = .34). The findings of this study indicate that the TPB can be utilized effectively to obtain insight into the factors associated with COVID-19 adherence and help in the development of effective COVID-19 intervention strategies.

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A Parent Version of the Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale for Assessing Parents’ Motivation to Have Their Children Vaccinated

Cited by 9 publications

References 56 publications

Beyond intention: Predicting children’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake using the theory of planned behavior

Beyond intention: Predicting children’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake using the theory of planned behavior

Sources of Information about COVID-19 Vaccines for Children and Its Associations with Parental Motivation to Have Their Children Vaccinated in Taiwan

Examining health sciences students’ intention to uptake COVID-19 vaccination using the theory of planned behavior

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