Criterion validity of the 7C and 5C vaccination readiness scales_
| 7C | 5C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | β | p | β | p |
| G | 0.662 | < 0.001 | 0.654 | < 0.001 |
| Complacency | 0.069 | 0.960 | 0.056 | 0.046 |
| Constraints | 0.520 | 0.566 | −0.230 | 0.001 |
| Calculation | 0.128 | < 0.001 | 0.174 | < 0.001 |
| Collective responsibility | 0.003 | 0.914 | 0.034 | 0.325 |
| Compliance | 0.124 | < 0.001 | ||
| Conspiracy | 0.007 | 0.819 | ||
| R2 | 0.745 | 0.515 | ||
Sample characteristics_
| f | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 696 | 51.5 |
| Female | 654 | 48.5 | |
| Education | Incomplete primary education | 3 | 0.2 |
| Primary education | 51 | 3.8 | |
| Lower or secondary vocational education | 203 | 15.0 | |
| Secondary professional education | 476 | 35.2 | |
| General secondary education | 208 | 15.4 | |
| Higher vocational education, post-secondary education (previous higher education, 2 years + diploma) | 83 | 6.2 | |
| Higher vocational education, post-secondary education (former VS - 3 years, 1st Bologna degree) | 107 | 7.9 | |
| University degree (4-can be 6 years + diploma) | 123 | 9.1 | |
| Bologna Master's degree | 42 | 3.1 | |
| Specialisation | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Master's degree | 25 | 1.9 | |
| Doctorate | 19 | 1.4 | |
| Economic situation | Very difficult | 53 | 3.9 |
| Quite difficult | 175 | 13.0 | |
| Neither difficult nor easy | 523 | 38.8 | |
| Quite easy | 365 | 27.0 | |
| Very easy | 220 | 16.3 | |
| Age | M | SD | |
| 47.48 | 15.44 | ||
Convergent validity of the 7C vaccination readiness scale_
| Conspiratorial thinking | |
|---|---|
| G | −0.364** |
| Complacency | 1.602 |
| Constraints | 1.486 |
| Calculation | −0.076* |
| Collective responsibility | 0.190** |
| Compliance | 0.026 |
| Conspiracy | −0.240** |
Measuring items for 7C vaccination readiness scale_
| Components | Item |
|---|---|
| Confidence | 1. Vaccination side effects occur rarely and are not severe for me. |
| 2. Political decisions about vaccinations are scientifically grounded. | |
| 3. I am convinced that appropriate authorities do only allow effective and safe vaccines. | |
| Complacency | 4. I do not need vaccinations because infectious diseases do not hit me hard. (R) |
| 5. Vaccination is unnecessary for me because I rarely get ill anyway. (R) | |
| 6. I get vaccinated because it is too risky to get infected. | |
| Constraints | 7. I make sure to receive the most important vaccinations in good time. |
| 8. Vaccinations are so important to me that I prioritise getting vaccinated over other things. | |
| 9. I sometimes miss out on vaccinations because vaccinations are bothersome. (R) | |
| Calculation | 10. I get vaccinated when I do not see any disadvantages for me. (R) |
| 11. I only get vaccinated when the benefits clearly outweigh the risks. (R) | |
| 12. For each vaccine, I carefully consider whether I need it. (R) | |
| Collective responsibility | 13. I also get vaccinated because protecting vulnerable risk groups is important to me. |
| 14. I see vaccination as a collective task against the spread of diseases. | |
| 15. I also get vaccinated because I am thereby protecting other people. | |
| Compliance | 16. It should be possible to exclude people from public activities (e.g., concerts) when they are not vaccinated against a specific disease. |
| 17. The health authorities should use all possible means to achieve high vaccination rates. | |
| 18. It should be possible to sanction people who do not follow the vaccination recommendations by health authorities. | |
| Conspiracy | 19. Vaccinations cause diseases and allergies that are more serious than the diseases they are supposed to protect from. (R) |
| 20. Health authorities knuckle under to the power and influence of pharmaceutical companies. (R) | |
| 21. Vaccinations contain chemicals in toxic doses. (R) |