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The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia

Background: As the number of COVID-19 cases grows worldwide, one solution to the global pandemic is vaccination. Unfortunately, the hesitancy of receiving vaccines is still high, particularly among younger age groups (eg, students). Because the hesitancy of receiving vaccines is an important issue,...

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Main Authors: Pramukti, Iqbal, Strong, Carol, Chen, I-Hua, Yen, Cheng-Fang, Rifai, Ahmad, Ibrahinn, Kusman, Pandin, Moses Glorino Rumambo, Subramaniam, Hema A. P., Griffiths, Mark D., Lin, Chung-Ying, Ko, Nai-Ying
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spelling my.um.eprints.420982023-10-18T08:10:53Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/42098/ The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia Pramukti, Iqbal Strong, Carol Chen, I-Hua Yen, Cheng-Fang Rifai, Ahmad Ibrahinn, Kusman Pandin, Moses Glorino Rumambo Subramaniam, Hema A. P. Griffiths, Mark D. Lin, Chung-Ying Ko, Nai-Ying Information resources (General) Background: As the number of COVID-19 cases grows worldwide, one solution to the global pandemic is vaccination. Unfortunately, the hesitancy of receiving vaccines is still high, particularly among younger age groups (eg, students). Because the hesitancy of receiving vaccines is an important issue, instruments have been developed to assess vaccine hesitancy. Moreover, the use of these instruments among specific groups such as students is of critical importance. Aim: The present study examined the psychometric properties of the nine-item MoVac-COVID19S (also known as the DrVac-COVID19S) including its measurement invariance among university students in three different countries (ie, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia). Methods: A multi-country, web-based cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 1809 university students, recruited from the three countries from May to September 2021. The nine-item scale was translated into Traditional Chinese, Bahasa Indonesian, and Malay. Results: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the one-factor structure of the MoVac-COVID19S was fully supported among Indonesian and Malay participants (comparative fit index CFI] = 0.991 and 0.998; Tucker-Lewis index TLI] = 0.997 and 0.987; root mean sqaure error of approximation RMSEA] = 0.040 and 0.071; and standardized root mean square residual SRMR] = 0.014 and 0.039). Moreover, the four-factor structure was supported among Indonesian, Malay, and Taiwanese participants (CFI = 0.998, 0.998, and 0.985; TLI = 0.997, 0.996, and 0.973; RMSEA = 0.044, 0.038, and 0.091; and SRMR = 0.013, 0.018, and 0.049). Conclusion: The MoVac-COVID19S has good construct validity among university students from three different countries (ie, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia). The four-factor structure of the MoVac-COVID19S was supported. Therefore, health-care providers may want to assess the four underlying constructs to better understand why a university student accepts or declines COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the three countries. Using the findings, government policymakers and health-care authorities can design appropriate programs to help decrease vaccine hesitancy. Dove Medical Press Ltd 2022 Article PeerReviewed Pramukti, Iqbal and Strong, Carol and Chen, I-Hua and Yen, Cheng-Fang and Rifai, Ahmad and Ibrahinn, Kusman and Pandin, Moses Glorino Rumambo and Subramaniam, Hema A. P. and Griffiths, Mark D. and Lin, Chung-Ying and Ko, Nai-Ying (2022) The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 15. pp. 1617-1625. ISSN 1179-1578, DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S363757 <https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S363757>. 10.2147/PRBM.S363757
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Pramukti, Iqbal
Strong, Carol
Chen, I-Hua
Yen, Cheng-Fang
Rifai, Ahmad
Ibrahinn, Kusman
Pandin, Moses Glorino Rumambo
Subramaniam, Hema A. P.
Griffiths, Mark D.
Lin, Chung-Ying
Ko, Nai-Ying
The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia
description Background: As the number of COVID-19 cases grows worldwide, one solution to the global pandemic is vaccination. Unfortunately, the hesitancy of receiving vaccines is still high, particularly among younger age groups (eg, students). Because the hesitancy of receiving vaccines is an important issue, instruments have been developed to assess vaccine hesitancy. Moreover, the use of these instruments among specific groups such as students is of critical importance. Aim: The present study examined the psychometric properties of the nine-item MoVac-COVID19S (also known as the DrVac-COVID19S) including its measurement invariance among university students in three different countries (ie, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia). Methods: A multi-country, web-based cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 1809 university students, recruited from the three countries from May to September 2021. The nine-item scale was translated into Traditional Chinese, Bahasa Indonesian, and Malay. Results: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the one-factor structure of the MoVac-COVID19S was fully supported among Indonesian and Malay participants (comparative fit index CFI] = 0.991 and 0.998; Tucker-Lewis index TLI] = 0.997 and 0.987; root mean sqaure error of approximation RMSEA] = 0.040 and 0.071; and standardized root mean square residual SRMR] = 0.014 and 0.039). Moreover, the four-factor structure was supported among Indonesian, Malay, and Taiwanese participants (CFI = 0.998, 0.998, and 0.985; TLI = 0.997, 0.996, and 0.973; RMSEA = 0.044, 0.038, and 0.091; and SRMR = 0.013, 0.018, and 0.049). Conclusion: The MoVac-COVID19S has good construct validity among university students from three different countries (ie, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia). The four-factor structure of the MoVac-COVID19S was supported. Therefore, health-care providers may want to assess the four underlying constructs to better understand why a university student accepts or declines COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the three countries. Using the findings, government policymakers and health-care authorities can design appropriate programs to help decrease vaccine hesitancy.
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author Pramukti, Iqbal
Strong, Carol
Chen, I-Hua
Yen, Cheng-Fang
Rifai, Ahmad
Ibrahinn, Kusman
Pandin, Moses Glorino Rumambo
Subramaniam, Hema A. P.
Griffiths, Mark D.
Lin, Chung-Ying
Ko, Nai-Ying
author_facet Pramukti, Iqbal
Strong, Carol
Chen, I-Hua
Yen, Cheng-Fang
Rifai, Ahmad
Ibrahinn, Kusman
Pandin, Moses Glorino Rumambo
Subramaniam, Hema A. P.
Griffiths, Mark D.
Lin, Chung-Ying
Ko, Nai-Ying
author_sort Pramukti, Iqbal
title The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia
title_short The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia
title_full The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia
title_fullStr The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (MOVAC-COVID19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia
title_sort motors of covid-19 vaccination acceptance scale (movac-covid19s): measurement invariant evidence for its nine-item version in taiwan, indonesia, and malaysia
publisher Dove Medical Press Ltd
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/42098/
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