Social-Psychology of Vaccine Intentions: The Mediating Role of Institutional Trust in the Fight Against Covid-19

The impact of trust in government on pandemic management on the compliance with voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy among adolescents after social unrest in Hong Kong

“…Hoffman et al ( 40 ) suggested that health experts could leverage on the “ABCs” of vaccine communication to promote COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents by (i) actively engaging in social media for real-time surveillance and clarification for misinformation, (ii) building trustworthiness around COVID-19 vaccines by non-judgmental exchange during clinician-patient communication and demonstrating empathy and active listening when validating vaccine-related concerns, and (iii) capitalizing on strengths of adolescents in digital literacy by encouraging critical appraisal of online health information and empowering them on how to interpret and discuss the information with their peers. In the long run, if Hong Kong society continues to be strongly polarized in terms of politics, it would be difficult to garner support and compliance with emergency measures to overcome another unforeseen collective catastrophe ( 41 ) since a low level of political trust inevitably comes with damage in the legitimacy of health officials and the credibility of public health policies regardless of their intended goals and benefits ( 42 ). Given that adolescence is a critical period to develop political beliefs and hence the attitude toward government policies including public health measures ( 43 ), rebuilding the mutual trust between adolescents and the government is beneficial not only for compliance with COVID-19 vaccination but also for other government public policies in general.…”

Political Differences in Knowledge and Its Connection With Vaccination During COVID-19

“…First, the current research identified a potential mechanism contributing to political differences in COVID-19 vaccination. Past work indicated that conservatives have less favorable attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and weaker vaccination intentions in part because they have lower institutional trust (Dal & Tokdemir, 2022) and higher endorsement of COVID-19 conspiracy theories (Romer & Jamieson, 2020). The present work suggests that political differences in COVID-19 vaccination attitudes, intentions, and behavior may in part be driven by differences in vaccine knowledge.…”

A cross-national study of multilevel determinants on public fully vaccination against COVID-19

“…Against this backdrop, it is important to understand the public opinion on the COVID-19 vaccine. Most studies on this topic emphasize a single country such as the United States ( Szilagyi et al, 2021 ), the United Kingdom ( Becchetti et al, 2021 ), Germany ( Seddig et al, 2022 ), Italy ( Capasso et al, 2021 ), Netherlands ( Mouter et al, 2022 ), Sweden ( Campos-Mercade et al, 2021 ), Turkey ( Dal and Tokdemir, 2022 ), Japan ( Sasaki et al, 2022 ), and Singapore ( Tan et al, 2022 ). However, few studies analyze data across countries ( Barceló et al, 2022 ; Breslin et al, 2021 ; Hess et al, 2022 ; Lazarus et al, 2021 ; Murphy et al, 2021 ; Neumann-Böhme et al, 2020 ).…”