Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine intentions in the United States: the role of psychosocial health constructs and demographic factors.

Background: On December 21, 2020, a study was conducted to investigate a range of psychosocial health constructs and demographic variables potentially associated with intentions toward accepting or forgoing the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

Purpose: The goal of the study was to identify predictors of forgoing COVID-19 vaccination at the time of the initial rollout.

Methods: A cross-sectional, representative online survey of 350 U.

Prevalence and predictors of early COVID-19 behavioral intentions in the United States.

Despite early warnings and calls for action, COVID-19 infection rates continue to climb in many areas of the United States. The current study examined participants' reported likelihood of engaging in eight behaviors designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as critical for the prevention of COVID-19 at the outset of the epidemic. Self-efficacy, perceived threat, and internal and external health locus of control were explored as potential predictors of those behaviors.

How effective are campus-wide smoking bans? A comparison of two small colleges.

The current study tracked attitudinal and behavioral changes related to a campus-wide smoking ban. Students from 2 colleges in Massachusetts ( = 418; April 2014;  = 640 April 2018). Surveys tracked students' smoking habits, beliefs about smoking, and attitudes before and four years after the implementation of a campus-wide smoking ban.

Attitudinal and behavioral differences between cigarette users who do and do not identify as "smokers".

Objective: The current research aimed to understand differences in smoking-related identity among college students and to illustrate the distinct characteristics of nonidentified smokers (NIS).

Participants: Students from 2 colleges in Massachusetts (N = 538; April 2016).

Methods: Respondents reported by online survey whether or not they had smoked a cigarette in the past 30 days and if they self-identified as smokers.

Health locus of control as manifested in individuals attending a state-run medical dispensary in northern India.

Objective: To investigate the health locus of control (HLOC) beliefs of patients and visitors at a free, state-run medical clinic in Faridabad, India, in order to establish a norm for this population and to explore potential associations between the different categories of causal health beliefs.

Design: Participants (110 men, 96 women) were interviewed in Hindi and asked a shortened version of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale assessing both internal HLOC and three aspects of external HLOC (chance, powerful others, and God). Additional variables of interest included a Traditional Values Scale, a measure of spirituality, an assessment of health status, and demographic information including gender, age, employment status, and religion.

Mental health concerns of gay and bisexual men seeking mental health services.

Little data exist about the mental health needs of gay and bisexual men. This is due to limitations of existing studies such as small and nonrepresentative samples, failure to assess sexual orientation, and concerns about stigmatization, possibly causing sexual minority individuals to be reluctant to disclose their sexual orientation to researchers. Fenway Community Health is a large urban health center that serves the LGBT community.

Mental health concerns of HIV-infected gay and bisexual men seeking mental health services: an observational study.

Addressing mental health concerns of HIV-positive individuals is an important component of providing quality HIV care. Mental health intake information from patients with HIV can be an important source of data to complement existing research on HIV and mental health because the intake information contains concerns that are both from the perspective of the patients and are significant enough to bring them into treatment. The current study describes the mental health intake information of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) at an urban community health clinic over a 1-year period.