Research Article

The Relationship between Information Dissemination Channels, Health Belief, and COVID-19 Vaccination Intention: Evidence from China

Table 2

Rotated component matrix of “health beliefs.”

Ingredients
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(7) I believe that contracting COVID-19 will threaten my lifelong happiness0.872
(6) I believe that infection with COVID-19 threatens my family relationships0.845
(8) I believe that infection with COVID-19 threatens my life0.795
(5) I think that infection with COVID-19 poses a serious threat to my daily activities (including work, contact with family and friends, and shopping)0.717
(14) I think that getting the COVID-19 vaccine will take a lot of my time and energy0.871
(15) I am afraid of the pain associated with vaccination0.847
(13) Getting information about COVID-19 vaccine will take a lot of my time and energy0.840
(16) I am afraid of the possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccination0.818
(9) Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will protect me from getting the new coronavirus0.850
(11) COVID-19 vaccination can improve the safety of daily social activities (including work, socializing with family and friends, and shopping)0.811
(10) The COVID-19 vaccination will protect me against the mutated COVID-190.770
(12) In general, I think COVID-19 vaccination is beneficial0.729
(2) I think I may get a new coronavirus in the future if I am not protected0.767
(3) I think that many people are at risk of contracting COVID-19, including my family, partner, and friends0.744
(1) I think that anyone can get COVID-19 if they do not take the right personal precautions0.698
(4) I think that I am more likely to get COVID-19 in the future0.576
Cumulative variance explained (%)33.9052.9261.6869.26

Extraction method, principal component analysis; Rotation method, Kaiser normalized maximum variance method. Rotation has converged after 5 iterations.