Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health
Vaccine hesitancy is a universal problem that is becoming more prevalent, ranging from partial acceptance to the complete refusal of various vaccines. The current study seeks to assess the relationship between vaccine hesitancy, intolerance of uncertainty, and mental health factors and those who wer...
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| author | Maayan Shacham Yaira Hamama-Raz Menachem Ben-Ezra Yafit Levin |
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| description | Vaccine hesitancy is a universal problem that is becoming more prevalent, ranging from partial acceptance to the complete refusal of various vaccines. The current study seeks to assess the relationship between vaccine hesitancy, intolerance of uncertainty, and mental health factors and those who were vaccinated against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza in comparison to those who did not vaccinate against both or decided to be vaccinated with only one of these vaccines. Employing a cross-sectional design, 1068 Israeli participants were recruited via social media (mainly Facebook) and Whatsapp and completed questionnaires assessing vaccine hesitancy, intolerance of uncertainty, and mental health factors. Our results revealed that previous history of neither COVID-19 nor seasonal influenza vaccination was associated with increased vaccine hesitancy. In addition, individuals who received either one vaccine or both claimed elevated levels of intolerance of uncertainty and reported elevated levels of mental health symptoms. Therefore, an association between vaccine hesitancy and intolerance of uncertainty and mental health symptoms is demonstrated. Future campaigns against vaccine hesitancy may focus on the intolerance of uncertainty in vaccine-hesitant individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20c71d9200e94ec995fdbdb5449edb512023-11-16T23:43:54ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-02-0111240310.3390/vaccines11020403Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental HealthMaayan Shacham0Yaira Hamama-Raz1Menachem Ben-Ezra2Yafit Levin3Unit of Medical Education, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, IsraelSchool of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelSchool of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelSchool of Social Work, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, IsraelVaccine hesitancy is a universal problem that is becoming more prevalent, ranging from partial acceptance to the complete refusal of various vaccines. The current study seeks to assess the relationship between vaccine hesitancy, intolerance of uncertainty, and mental health factors and those who were vaccinated against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza in comparison to those who did not vaccinate against both or decided to be vaccinated with only one of these vaccines. Employing a cross-sectional design, 1068 Israeli participants were recruited via social media (mainly Facebook) and Whatsapp and completed questionnaires assessing vaccine hesitancy, intolerance of uncertainty, and mental health factors. Our results revealed that previous history of neither COVID-19 nor seasonal influenza vaccination was associated with increased vaccine hesitancy. In addition, individuals who received either one vaccine or both claimed elevated levels of intolerance of uncertainty and reported elevated levels of mental health symptoms. Therefore, an association between vaccine hesitancy and intolerance of uncertainty and mental health symptoms is demonstrated. Future campaigns against vaccine hesitancy may focus on the intolerance of uncertainty in vaccine-hesitant individuals.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/403vaccine hesitancyCOVID-19influenzapandemicsintolerance of uncertaintymental health |
| spellingShingle | Maayan Shacham Yaira Hamama-Raz Menachem Ben-Ezra Yafit Levin Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health Vaccines vaccine hesitancy COVID-19 influenza pandemics intolerance of uncertainty mental health |
| title | Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health |
| title_full | Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health |
| title_fullStr | Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health |
| title_short | Association between COVID-19 and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines to Vaccine Hesitancy, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Mental Health |
| title_sort | association between covid 19 and seasonal influenza vaccines to vaccine hesitancy intolerance of uncertainty and mental health |
| topic | vaccine hesitancy COVID-19 influenza pandemics intolerance of uncertainty mental health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/2/403 |
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