Table 5 Nodes (psychological variables) based on items in the survey, including item examples, number of items per node and reliability of nodes as observed in the current study (calculated with every respondent completing the survey in either of the six waves).
Node | Items per node, reliability | Examples of items per node (/in the same text line means separate item in survey) |
|---|---|---|
Intention vaccine | 1 | I am getting vaccinated against COVID-19 |
Vaccines attitude | 11, a = 0.95 | I have a good feeling about COVID-19 vaccines/People who do not want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 make me angry/COVID-19 vaccines protect well against COVID-19/The side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have been sufficiently studied |
Vaccines negative affect | 3, a = 0.88 | I worry about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines/I feel misled about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines |
Vaccines involvement | 3, a = 0.75 | I follow the news about COVID-19 vaccines/I know much about COVID-19 vaccines |
Vaccines social norm | 2, rsb = 0.90 | I think my family and friends get vaccinated against COVID-19/I think everyone should get vaccinated against COVID-19 |
Vaccines trust | 2, rsb = 0.94 | I trust the science behind COVID-19 vaccines/I trust the developers of COVID-19 vaccines |
General attitude vaccination | 1 | I am in favor of using vaccinations to prevent disease |
Pandemic negative affect and cognitions | 6, a = 0.83 | I am afraid of getting infected with the coronavirus/I worry about losing friends or family to COVID-19/COVID-19 is dangerous to my health |
Pandemic trust authorities | 1 | I trust the authorities responsible for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic |
Preventive behaviors | 3, a = 0.74 | I keep 1.5 meters away from others as much as possible/I wear a face mask in public areas |
