Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandate: The role of psychological characteristics and partisan self-identification

Exploring Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal: A Study in Italy during the Vaccine Rollout

“…This result is particularly important since the relation between personality and vaccine hesitancy is still uncertain. For example, a study by Weikl and colleagues [ 41 ] highlights a significant correlation between vaccine acceptance and only the trait of openness to experience, and another by Viskupič [ 42 ] and collaborators shows a correlation between vaccine acceptance and only the trait of agreeableness. Both studies, though, show a small correlation between these constructs, and the data observed in our sample is fully consistent with the idea that there is no correlation, or a very small one, between vaccine hesitancy and personality traits.…”

Attitudes toward annual COVID-19 boosters are highly structured by partisan self-identification and trust in government: Evidence from a longitudinal survey

“…During its early stages, vaccines, and vaccination policy were a point of contestation between the Democratic and Republican parties. Scholars showed that partisan self-identification strongly predicted vaccine uptake, booster, and attitudes toward mandatory vaccination [7] , [24] . Our findings suggest that even after three years, people’s attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination remain split along partisan lines.…”

“…Additional mandates were put in place in November 2021 through an emergency rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), for employers with 100 or more employees. However, these mandates sparked protests and were strongly opposed by many, particularly self-identified Republicans [7] . Vaccine mandates were promptly challenged in court, with the former being allowed to stand and the latter being struck down in January 2022.…”