Validation and psychometric properties of the Italian Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX-I) scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21626323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Bruno (0000-0003-1377-4489, BioAge (Italy), corresponding author), Valentina Laganà (0000-0001-8379-400X, BioAge (Italy)), Rebecca Pistininzi (0009-0000-0232-1180, Magna Graecia University), Francesca Tarantino (0000-0002-7288-3426, Magna Graecia University), Leslie R Martins (0000-0002-0121-9480, La Sierra University), Leslie Martin (0000-0001-9655-1373), Rocco Servidio (0000-0002-4587-0363, University of Calabria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 25 |
| Pages | 21287-21297 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-022-03209-5 |
| PMID | 35669211 |
| OpenAlex | W4281779546 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 51 |
Despite the massive volume of scientific evidence on the benefits of immunisation, vaccine hesitancy is still a global health threat and represents an obstacle to controlling the spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and its associated COVID-19. Thus, the present study aimed to adapt and validate an Italian version of the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) scale. The Italian version of the scale (VAX-I), along with validation measures (general health perceptions, perceived sensitivity to medicines, intention to get the flu vaccine, and trust in health authorities) were administered to a sample of 534 Italian participants aged 18 to 87 ( M = 32.41, SD = 15.35). The original version of the VAX scale was translated into Italian using a back-translation method. The parallel and confirmatory factor analyses showed that the scale’s four-factor structure fits the data well, as in the original version. Reliability coefficients indicated that the VAX-I scale showed good internal consistency and measurement invariance results demonstrated that the VAX-I scale is stable across gender. Construct validity was supported by the significant negative correlation with general health perceptions, intentions to get the flu vaccine, and trust in health authorities, and the weak but significant and positive correlation with perceived sensitivity to medicines. Overall, the VAX-I scale appears to be a valid instrument to assess vaccine hesitancy in the Italian context
Cartography · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Correlation · Geography · Internal consistency · Perception · Psychometrics · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Vaccination · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |