Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal
Abstract Trust in vaccines and in the institutions responsible for their management is a key asset in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By means of a structured multi-scales survey based on the socio-cognitive model of trust, this study investigates the interplay of institutional trust,...
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| author | Rino Falcone Alessandro Ansani Elisa Colì Marco Marini Alessandro Sapienza Cristiano Castelfranchi Fabio Paglieri |
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| description | Abstract Trust in vaccines and in the institutions responsible for their management is a key asset in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By means of a structured multi-scales survey based on the socio-cognitive model of trust, this study investigates the interplay of institutional trust, confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, information habits, personal motivations, and background beliefs on the pandemic in determining willingness to vaccinate in a sample of Italian respondents (N = 4096). We observe substantial trust in public institutions and a strong vaccination intention. Theory-driven structural equation analysis revealed what factors act as important predictors of willingness to vaccinate: trust in vaccine manufacturers (which in turn is supported by trust in regulators), collectivist goals, self-perceived knowledgeability, reliance on traditional media for information gathering, and trust in institutional and scientific sources. In contrast, vaccine hesitancy, while confined to a minority, is more prominent in less educated and less affluent respondents. These findings can inform institutional decisions on vaccine communication and vaccination campaigns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-371b603715ee4858a353beb07bf44b292022-12-22T00:38:09ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-06-0112111310.1038/s41598-022-13675-3Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goalRino Falcone0Alessandro Ansani1Elisa Colì2Marco Marini3Alessandro Sapienza4Cristiano Castelfranchi5Fabio Paglieri6Trust Theory and Technology Group, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of RomeEvaluation Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of ItalyGoal-Oriented Agents Lab, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of ItalyTrust Theory and Technology Group, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of ItalyTrust Theory and Technology Group, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of ItalyTrust Theory and Technology Group, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of ItalyAbstract Trust in vaccines and in the institutions responsible for their management is a key asset in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By means of a structured multi-scales survey based on the socio-cognitive model of trust, this study investigates the interplay of institutional trust, confidence in COVID-19 vaccines, information habits, personal motivations, and background beliefs on the pandemic in determining willingness to vaccinate in a sample of Italian respondents (N = 4096). We observe substantial trust in public institutions and a strong vaccination intention. Theory-driven structural equation analysis revealed what factors act as important predictors of willingness to vaccinate: trust in vaccine manufacturers (which in turn is supported by trust in regulators), collectivist goals, self-perceived knowledgeability, reliance on traditional media for information gathering, and trust in institutional and scientific sources. In contrast, vaccine hesitancy, while confined to a minority, is more prominent in less educated and less affluent respondents. These findings can inform institutional decisions on vaccine communication and vaccination campaigns.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13675-3 |
| spellingShingle | Rino Falcone Alessandro Ansani Elisa Colì Marco Marini Alessandro Sapienza Cristiano Castelfranchi Fabio Paglieri Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal Scientific Reports |
| title | Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal |
| title_full | Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal |
| title_fullStr | Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal |
| title_short | Trusting COVID-19 vaccines as individual and social goal |
| title_sort | trusting covid 19 vaccines as individual and social goal |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13675-3 |
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