Predicting COVID-19 vaccination intentions: the roles of threat appraisal, coping appraisal, subjective norms, and negative affect

Abstract Background As a new disease, communities possess little natural immunity to COVID-19 and vaccines are considered critical to preventing and reducing the incidence of severe illness. This study, inspired by Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), examines the relationship between citizens’ threa...

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Main Authors: Xia Zou, Qiang Chen, Yangyi Zhang, Richard Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15169-x