From: Parental information-seeking behaviour in childhood vaccinations
Indirect measures | Items | Low Intenders (n = 338) M (SD) | High Intenders (n = 254) M (SD) | p-value |
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Behavioural belief strength | - Finding information about the NIP increases my knowledge | 4.84 (1.53) | 4.97 (1.05) | .35 |
- By searching for information about the NIP, it will be more easy for me to make a choice whether to vaccinate my child or not | 3.99 (1.69) | 4.49 (1.31) | <.01 | |
- By searching for information about the NIP, I will be more easy for me to talk with others about vaccination | 4.25 (1.70) | 4.51 (1.09) | .11 | |
Outcome evaluation | - Making a choice about whether or not to vaccinate my child, I think is..Very bad – Very good | 4.85 (1.57) | 5.27 (1.39) | <.01 |
- Increasing knowledge about the NIP, I think is…Very bad – Very good | 4.87 (0.95) | 5.13 (0.99) | .02 | |
- Talking about the NIP with others, I think is…Very bad – Very good | 4.55 (1.06) | 4.95 (0.97) | <.001 | |
Injunctive normative belief | - My friends think I should search for information about the NIP | 1.71 (0.85) | 2.92 (1.13) | <.001 |
- My family think I should search for information about the NIP | 1.97 (1.12) | 2.99 (1.13) | <.001 | |
- My general practitioner think I should search for information about the NIP | 1.87 (1.06) | 2.96 (1.12) | <.001 | |
- My nurse/doctor at the child welfare centre think I should search for information about the NIP | 2.05 (1.26) | 3.14 (1.25) | <.001 | |
- Other parents in my environment with young children (0–4 years) think I should search for information about the NIP. | 1.90 (1.01) | 3.01 (1.16) | <.001 | |
Descriptive normative belief strength | - Most of my friends search for information about the NIP | 2.15 (1.22) | 3.16 (1.09) | <.001 |
- Other parents in my environment with young children (0–4 years) search for information about the NIP | 3.05 (1.36) | 3.64 (1.04) | <.001 | |
Power of control | - If I want, I know for sure that I am able to find information about the NIP | 5.90 (1.16) | 5.69 (1.06) | .07 |
- If I want, I have confident that I am able to find information about the NIP | 5.65 (1.23) | 5.44 (1.06) | .09 | |
- If I want, I have enough skills to find information about the NIP | 5.78 (1.37) | 5.54 (1.15) | .08. | |
Control belief strength | - I can assess what reliable information about vaccines is | 4.25 (1.50) | 4.33 (1.26) | .61. |
- After reading all the pros and cons about vaccines, I can choose whether or not I will vaccinate my child | 4.95 (1.60) | 4.96 (1.35) | .91 | |
- I can find the information that I am searching for | 5.35 (1.31) | 5.26 (1.12) | .49 |