Department of Communication Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
School of Communication & Journalism, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Dec;72(9):3526-3535. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2180988. Epub 2023 Feb 28.
The study tested potential factors that differentiated the COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant and -inclined college students and, based on these factors, identified subgroups of the vaccine-hesitant students. Participants were 1,183 U.S. college students attending four-year universities or community colleges recruited through Qualtrics between January 25 and March 3, 2021. Participants completed an online survey assessing their COVID-19 vaccination intention, perceived risks of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines, efficacy beliefs regarding COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines, and emotions toward taking the COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine-hesitant and -inclined college students varied in their emotions, risk perceptions, and efficacy beliefs regarding the virus and the vaccines. Using these factors as indicators, vaccine-hesitant college students were classified into five latent subgroups with distinct characteristics. In identifying subgroups of the vaccine-hesitant college students, the study has important insights to offer regarding the design of vaccine-promotion messaging strategies targeting the college student population.
这项研究测试了区分 COVID-19 疫苗犹豫和倾向的大学生的潜在因素，并根据这些因素确定了疫苗犹豫学生的亚组。参与者是 2021 年 1 月 25 日至 3 月 3 日期间通过 Qualtrics 招募的来自美国四所大学和社区学院的 1183 名大学生。参与者完成了一项在线调查，评估了他们对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的意愿、对 COVID-19 和 COVID-19 疫苗的风险感知、对 COVID-19 和 COVID-19 疫苗的疗效信念，以及对接种 COVID-19 疫苗的情绪。对病毒和疫苗持犹豫和倾向态度的大学生在情绪、风险认知和疗效信念方面存在差异。使用这些因素作为指标，将疫苗犹豫的大学生分为五个具有不同特征的潜在亚组。在确定疫苗犹豫的大学生亚组方面，该研究为针对大学生群体设计疫苗推广信息策略提供了重要的见解。
