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Abigail Coulter; Marissa McElrone; Dawn Ford; Kara Hamilton – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Explore predictors of early COVID-19 vaccine adoption on a university campus. Participants: Students, faculty, staff, and administration (N = 1,234) completed an online survey exploring COVID-19 vaccine-related experiences, perspectives, and knowledge, from September to October 2021. Methods: Based on vaccination status participants…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, COVID-19, Adoption (Ideas), Predictor Variables
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Mark-Carew, Miguella; Swanson, Megan; Eller, Brian; Cullen, Theresa; Valenzuela, Manuel O.; LaBelle, Monica; Persad, Neela; Barrios, Lisa C.; Szucs, Leigh E. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: COVID-19 screening testing (ST) can detect asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic cases, allowing for prompt identification of cases and close contacts. This study examined parents' and school staffs' knowledge and attitudes toward to a pilot school-based ST program in a school district in southern Arizona. Methods: In May 2021, online…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Participation, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Kitt Lee; Dominic Siaw; Gladys Ekong – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objectives: This study assessed the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and factors related to vaccination coverage among college students in a university setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study design included undergraduate and graduate students in a university community as study participants. Survey questions assessed the uptake of the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
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Marianne Paimre; Sirje Virkus; Kairi Osula – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Despite the proven effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe illness, many individuals, including older adults who are most susceptible to the virus, have opted against vaccination. Various factors could shape vaccination decisions, including seeking health information (HI). The internet is the primary source of HI today; however,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
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Parveen, Heena; Nasir, Shagufta; Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi; Husain, Fatema; Baig, Juweria; Shankar, Anand – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
COVID-19 is yet not completely over; however, many people are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccines despite their availability. Vaccine hesitancy is a major roadblock to attaining normalcy and controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The present research used a multitheoretical framework (Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
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Iannello, Paola; Colautti, Laura; Magenes, Sara; Antonietti, Alessandro; Cancer, Alice – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
Understanding predictors of parents' willingness to vaccinate their children appears fundamental to promote vaccine acceptability, especially in a pandemic scenario. The present study aimed to investigate the role of conspiracy beliefs and absolutist thinking in parental attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine, and the predictive role of parents'…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Parent Attitudes, Immunization Programs, COVID-19
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Ross, McKenna L.; Lawston, Ashlynn N.; Lowsky, Luna O.; Hackman, Christine L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Increasing COVID-19 vaccine intention in college students is essential to mitigate serious illness and transmission to higher risk populations. We currently do not have an adequate understanding of college students' perceptions and likelihoods of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Purpose: To quantitatively examine the demographic…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Intention
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Teovanovic, Predrag; Lukic, Petar; Zupan, Zorana; Lazic, Aleksandra; Ninkovic, Milica; Žeželj, Iris – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
In the coronavirus "infodemic," people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID-19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines as well as susceptibility to such misinformation. Irrational beliefs were indexed by…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Beliefs, Misconceptions
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Holt, Laura J.; Anselmi, Dina; Gasataya, Skye A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2022
Background: Emerging adults (ages 18-29) have the highest COVID-19 infection rates and the lowest vaccination rates. With vaccine distribution underway, understanding characteristics of this population that predict hesitation to get vaccinated can inform public health outreach. Purpose: In the current study, we sought to identify demographic,…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19
Demiralp, Burcu – ProQuest LLC, 2022
One of the challenges humans face is making collective decisions with regards to controversial issues related to science, namely socio-scientific issues (SSIs). Genetic modification, nuclear energy, experimental drugs, 5G technology are a few examples of SSIs. Some of the concerns posed by such issues are compromise to privacy and identity, threat…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Decision Making, News Reporting, Genetics