Psychometric Evaluation of the Italian Version of the COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale

IF 1.7 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Renato Pisanti, Paolo Soraci
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Abstract: Introduction: The present study adapted the Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale (VCBS ) developed by Shapiro and colleagues (2016) in the specific context of COVID-19 and examined the psychometric properties of an Italian version of the scale (VCBS-COVID19/Ita). Methods: We modified the 7 items of the VCBS to address conspiracy beliefs specifically regarding COVID-19 vaccines and translated them into Italian. We collected the data from a group of 1,179 subjects (73% female). We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the dimensional structure of the VCBS-COVID19/Ita and multigroup CFA (MG CFA) to evaluate the measurement invariance across gender. Results: We found support for a one-factor solution for the VCBS-COVID19/Ita. The one-factor model was factorially invariant across gender. Additionally, we determined the VCBS-COVID19/Ita scores to be associated with COVID-VAX dimensions, providing support for the convergent and divergent validity of the Italian version of the VCBS-COVID19. Discussion: Our results provide evidence that the Italian version of the VCBS-COVID19 is reliable, valid, and, thus, potentially useful for research on COVID-19. Study limitations and future research directions are discussed.
意大利版COVID-19疫苗阴谋信念量表的心理测量学评估
摘要:引言:本研究采用Shapiro等(2016)在COVID-19特定背景下开发的疫苗阴谋信念量表(VCBS),并检查了意大利语版量表(VCBS- COVID-19 /Ita)的心理测量特性。方法:对VCBS的7个条目进行修改,以解决针对COVID-19疫苗的阴谋论问题,并将其翻译成意大利语。我们收集了1179名受试者(73%为女性)的数据。我们采用验证性因子分析(CFA)检验了vcbs - covid - 19/Ita的维度结构,并采用多组验证性因子分析(MG CFA)评估了不同性别的测量不变性。结果:我们发现支持针对vcbs - covid - 19/Ita的单因素解决方案。单因素模型在性别上是因素不变性的。此外,我们确定了vcbs - covid - 19/Ita评分与COVID-VAX维度的关联,为意大利语版vcbs - covid - 19的收敛效度和发散效度提供了支持。讨论:我们的结果提供了证据,证明意大利版vcbs - COVID-19是可靠、有效的,因此可能对COVID-19的研究有用。讨论了研究的局限性和未来的研究方向。
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European Journal of Psychology Open
European Journal of Psychology Open PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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