Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites
Vaccines can be an effective way to help prevent COVID-19 infections. However, in the age of “infodemic'' and people holding different values, promoting COVID-related prevention can be difficult. Based on a survey of 460 Chinese residents in March 2021, the present analysis aims to provide...
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| description | Vaccines can be an effective way to help prevent COVID-19 infections. However, in the age of “infodemic'' and people holding different values, promoting COVID-related prevention can be difficult. Based on a survey of 460 Chinese residents in March 2021, the present analysis aims to provide a detailed understanding of the role of values and information sources on the Chinese's attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and their vaccination intent. Results revealed that collectivism and the use of mainstream websites were positively associated with value-expressive attitudes, trust toward vaccines, and norms, which in turn predicted vaccination intent. Furthermore, collectivism was negatively associated with attitudes toward inconvenience or minor side effects, whereas interpersonal communication was positively associated with such attitudes. Overall, collectivism appeared to be a much stronger predictor of the Chinese's vaccination intent than the media and interpersonal communication. Although this research was conducted in China, where the pace of mass vaccination was fast, the results can provide insights on what might contribute to the success or failure of a vaccination campaign and be used to compare COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in other countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51b5d92a21c648ddb355cd7ba9011fdb2022-12-22T04:26:01ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Ecological and Social Psychology2666-62272022-01-013100065Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websitesXiao Wang0School of Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology, 92 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, USAVaccines can be an effective way to help prevent COVID-19 infections. However, in the age of “infodemic'' and people holding different values, promoting COVID-related prevention can be difficult. Based on a survey of 460 Chinese residents in March 2021, the present analysis aims to provide a detailed understanding of the role of values and information sources on the Chinese's attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and their vaccination intent. Results revealed that collectivism and the use of mainstream websites were positively associated with value-expressive attitudes, trust toward vaccines, and norms, which in turn predicted vaccination intent. Furthermore, collectivism was negatively associated with attitudes toward inconvenience or minor side effects, whereas interpersonal communication was positively associated with such attitudes. Overall, collectivism appeared to be a much stronger predictor of the Chinese's vaccination intent than the media and interpersonal communication. Although this research was conducted in China, where the pace of mass vaccination was fast, the results can provide insights on what might contribute to the success or failure of a vaccination campaign and be used to compare COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in other countries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666622722000326COVID-19CollectivismInformation sourcesAttitudesNormsVaccination intent |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Wang Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology COVID-19 Collectivism Information sources Attitudes Norms Vaccination intent |
| title | Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites |
| title_full | Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites |
| title_short | Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in China: The role of collectivism, interpersonal communication, and the use of news and information websites |
| title_sort | attitudes toward covid 19 vaccines and vaccine uptake intent in china the role of collectivism interpersonal communication and the use of news and information websites |
| topic | COVID-19 Collectivism Information sources Attitudes Norms Vaccination intent |
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