Measuring COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among college students with disabilities: Sociodemographic and psychological correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandate: The role of psychological characteristics and partisan self-identification

“…More specifically, we found that right-wing authoritarianism and partisan self-identification mediated the relationship between emotional stability and attitudes toward a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This finding is in line with the conclusions of studies linking emotional stability to various COVID-19-related attitudes and behaviors (Howard, 2022; Lin & Wang, 2020 ; Umucu et al, 2022 ).…”

“…While openness has been connected to various COVID-19-related behaviors and attitudes, some studies did not report not statistically significant correlations ( Adamus et al, 2022 ; Halstead et al, 2022 ). Similarly, despite evidence of a connection between emotional stability and COVID-19-related attitudes, some studies found no statistically significant associations ( Adamus et al, 2022 ; Graeber et al, 2021 ; Howard, 2022; Umucu et al, 2022 ), or inconsistent results across different samples ( Murphy et al, 2021 ). While the inconsistent findings might be due to a variety of reasons, 1 we believe it is important to consider the mediating effects of RWA, SDO, and partisan self-identification.…”

“…Before the COVID-19 pandemic, one study reported that high openness was linked to belief in the health benefits of vaccination ( Lin & Wang, 2020 ). More recently, openness was negatively associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (Howard, 2022; Umucu et al, 2022 ).…”

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and its association with actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Israel

“…Rodriguez et al [9] utilized the VHS among 175 individuals with HIV in the U.S., by adapting a single item from the scale to be specific to COVID-19 before the U.S. vaccine rollout. Umucu et al [10] assessed vaccine hesitancy and uptake among 105 college students with disabilities, while adapting ten items of the VHS to COVID-19 without reporting the factor structure of the scale. Adam et al [11] conducted an online cross-sectional survey among 11,955 U.S. adults, while adapting 14 items of the VHS to COVID-19, without reporting the factor structure.…”

COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with spina bifida: A national survey

“…The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rate among individuals with disabilities is about 25% [14]. Within this population, vaccine hesitancy has been associated with COVID-19 vaccine safety concerns, inability to receive reliable information, and prior negative experiences with vaccines [15,16].…”