Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status
Abstract Vaccination rates are still insufficient to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so immunity must be increased among the population in order to reduce the virus’ spread and the associated medical and psychosocial effects. Although previous work has identified various factors associated with a lo...
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| author | Donya Gilan Markus Birkenbach Marius Wossidlo Philipp Sprengholz Cornelia Betsch Omar Hahad Klaus Lieb |
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| description | Abstract Vaccination rates are still insufficient to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so immunity must be increased among the population in order to reduce the virus’ spread and the associated medical and psychosocial effects. Although previous work has identified various factors associated with a low willingness to get vaccinated, the role of emotions such as fear of vaccination (FVAC) or fear of COVID-19 (FCOV), vaccination as a subjective norm (SN), psychological factors like general control beliefs (CB) or psychological resilience, and their interaction have been investigated less intensively. We used data from three cross-sectional waves of the German Panel COSMO (November 2021, N = 1010; February 2022, N = 1026; March 2022, N = 1031) and multiple logistic regression analyses to test whether vaccination rates are moderated by those factors. After controlling for covariates (age, sex, confidence in own intuition, optimism, well-being), we found that CB was no significant predictor of vaccination status. Higher FCOV and higher ratings in SN, however, were associated with an increased likelihood of being vaccinated. In contrast, higher FVAC was associated with a decreased likelihood of being vaccinated. Psychological resilience did not consistently moderate the associations between fear and vaccination status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e47ace59bb24412b997ec4f84232c2fa2023-06-04T11:29:06ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-05-011311810.1038/s41598-023-35064-0Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination statusDonya Gilan0Markus Birkenbach1Marius Wossidlo2Philipp Sprengholz3Cornelia Betsch4Omar Hahad5Klaus Lieb6Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research MainzLeibniz Institute for Resilience Research MainzLeibniz Institute for Resilience Research MainzInstitute for Planetary Health Behavior, University of ErfurtInstitute for Planetary Health Behavior, University of ErfurtLeibniz Institute for Resilience Research MainzLeibniz Institute for Resilience Research MainzAbstract Vaccination rates are still insufficient to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so immunity must be increased among the population in order to reduce the virus’ spread and the associated medical and psychosocial effects. Although previous work has identified various factors associated with a low willingness to get vaccinated, the role of emotions such as fear of vaccination (FVAC) or fear of COVID-19 (FCOV), vaccination as a subjective norm (SN), psychological factors like general control beliefs (CB) or psychological resilience, and their interaction have been investigated less intensively. We used data from three cross-sectional waves of the German Panel COSMO (November 2021, N = 1010; February 2022, N = 1026; March 2022, N = 1031) and multiple logistic regression analyses to test whether vaccination rates are moderated by those factors. After controlling for covariates (age, sex, confidence in own intuition, optimism, well-being), we found that CB was no significant predictor of vaccination status. Higher FCOV and higher ratings in SN, however, were associated with an increased likelihood of being vaccinated. In contrast, higher FVAC was associated with a decreased likelihood of being vaccinated. Psychological resilience did not consistently moderate the associations between fear and vaccination status.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35064-0 |
| spellingShingle | Donya Gilan Markus Birkenbach Marius Wossidlo Philipp Sprengholz Cornelia Betsch Omar Hahad Klaus Lieb Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status Scientific Reports |
| title | Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status |
| title_full | Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status |
| title_fullStr | Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status |
| title_short | Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status |
| title_sort | fear of covid 19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35064-0 |
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