Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6): Development and Initial Validation

IF 1.8 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2021-08-08 DOI:10.13129/2282-1619/mjcp-2971

O. Malas, M. Tolsá

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Abstract

Background: The present study presents a first psychometric analysis of the Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6) developed to complement clinical efforts in the prevention of hesitance against vaccines. Methods: The sample comprised 2175 Spanish participants. The items of the VFS-6 were developed from validated Fear Coronavirus Scale (FCV-19S), which has several psychometric tests to ascertain its reliability and validity properties. Several psychometric tests were conducted to ascertain its reliability and validity properties. Results: After panel review and corrected item-total correlation test, six items with acceptable corrected item-total correlation were retained and then confirmed by significant and strong factor loadings. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported a bifactorial model (cognitive and physical factors), with robust psychometric properties, good reliability and internal consistency. Our data indicate that fear of vaccination is much more consistently related to the intention to vaccinate than fear of the disease. Conclusion: The VFS-6 is valid and reliable to assess fear of vaccination among the Spanish population.

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疫苗接种恐惧量表(VFS-6):开发和初步验证

背景：本研究首次对疫苗接种恐惧量表（VFS-6）进行了心理测量分析，该量表旨在补充预防对疫苗犹豫不决的临床努力。方法：样本包括2175名西班牙参与者。VFS-6的项目是根据经验证的恐惧冠状病毒量表（FCV-19S）开发的，该量表有几个心理测量测试来确定其可靠性和有效性。进行了几项心理测量测试，以确定其可靠性和有效性。结果：经过小组评审和修正项目总相关性测试，保留了6个修正项目总相关度可接受的项目，然后通过显著和强因子负荷进行确认。探索性和验证性因素分析支持双因素模型（认知因素和物理因素），具有强大的心理测量特性、良好的可靠性和内部一致性。我们的数据表明，与对疾病的恐惧相比，对疫苗接种的恐惧与接种意愿的相关性要一致得多。结论：VFS-6在评估西班牙人群对疫苗接种的恐惧方面是有效和可靠的。

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Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

53.80%

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审稿时长

4 weeks

期刊介绍： The MJCP is an Open Access Peer-Reviewed International Journal in Clinical Psychology. MJCP accepts research related to innovative and important areas of clinical research: 1. Clinical studies related to Clinical Psychology, 2. Psychopathology and Psychotherapy; 3. Basic studies pertaining to clinical psychology field as experimental psychology, psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoanalysis; 4. Growing application of clinical techniques in clinical psychology, psychology of health, clinical approaches in projective methods; 5. Forensic psychology in clinical research; 6. Psychology of art and religion; 7. Advanced in basic and clinical research methodology including qualitative and quantitative research and new research findings.