To Be (Vaccinated) or Not to Be: The Effect of Media Exposure, Institutional Trust, and Incentives on Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination

Zimand-Sheiner, Dorit; Kol, Ofrit; Frydman, Smadar; Levy, Shalom

doi:10.3390/ijerph182412894

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“…Hesitant respondents used WhatsApp more often than the other two groups. Reliance on social media contributing to VH has also been reported by several other studies [41][42][43][44]. Additional research is needed to determine the mechanisms behind the information distribution through these sources and how they influence VH, possibly by second-hand misinforming [12].…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Information Sources and Beliefs in Dutch Adults

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Preissner

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may be regarded as a new pandemic hindering the elimination of or coping with COVID-19. This study assessed reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy using the I-Change Model (ICM) by considering the role of informational and psychosocial factors. A cross-sectional online survey using a convenience sample was conducted among Dutch adults (n = 240). The questionnaire assessed information factors, predisposing factors, awareness factors, motivational factors, preparatory actions, and vaccination intention. Vaccine hesitant participants (n = 58, 24%) had lower levels of education, more often paid work, and tended to have a religion other than Catholicism. They used written media less often and tended to visit websites of public health organizations less often, but used messaging services like WhatsApp more frequently. All participants had neutral intentions towards checking information credibility. Vaccine hesitant respondents had less knowledge about vaccination, lower perceived severity of getting sick and dying of COVID-19, and reported fewer exposures to cues about the advantages of COVID-19 vaccination. They were less convinced of the emotional and rational advantages of COVID-19 vaccination and expressed more negative feelings about it. They also reported more negative social norms concerning COVID-19 vaccination, and lower self-efficacy to get vaccinated and to cope with potential side-effects. The regression model explained 58% of the variance in vaccination intention. The results suggest that strategies are needed to: 1. Reduce fake news and stimulate information checking to foster well-informed decision-making; 2. Target both rational and emotional consequences of COVID-19, in addition to strategies for optimizing levels of knowledge. Campaigns should acknowledge the perceptions of the emotional disadvantages and increase perceptions of emotional advantages of COVID-19 vaccinations, such as reducing feelings of regret, and increasing feelings of freedom and reassurance.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Information Sources and Beliefs in Dutch Adults

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“…In addition, individuals' vaccine literacy and access to health information also in uence their attitudes toward vaccines (46)(47). In this study, these two factors were controlled in the model.…”

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Constructed Recognition: How Nationalism Influences Public Acceptance of Domestic COVID-19 Vaccines in China

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Background Despite numbers of vaccine scandals and the potential side effects, COVID-19 vaccines have gained widespread acceptance in China. The purpose of the study was to explain why the support of vaccines is so high in China. Methods Based on existing literature, we proposed hypotheses from three aspects: self-interests, altruism and nationalism. Adopting data from a survey conducted in May of 2021, we used ordered logit regression models to examine the three explanations. Moreover, we explored how individuals’ trust in domestic scientists influences their assessment of the quality of COVID-19 vaccines. Results A total of 2038 participants completed our questionnaire online (females = 48.72%). The statistical results shows that the self-interest and altruism can partially explain public’s positive opinions toward COVID-19 vaccines. And the main finding of this paper is that the nationalistic values are important sources of their acceptance of the vaccines, for the Chinese government has further strengthened the linkage between the vaccine and patriotism. Trust in scientists, as an extension of nationalism, is another important motivation of vaccine acceptance in China, for the reputations of these experts are deliberately shaped by the government. Conclusion This paper finds that citizens’ high recognition of domestic vaccines is a derivative of nationalistic ideology, which implies that public’s attitudes toward vaccines are consciously constructed by the Chinese government.

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“…Theoretical models of behavioral initiation and change such as the integrative model of behavioral prediction ( Fishbein, 2000 , 2008 ), the socio-ecological model ( Brofenbreener, 1979 ), and the vaccine hesitancy model ( Peretti-Watel et al, 2015 ) emphasize the significance of personal (e.g., knowledge and values), interpersonal (e.g., family network), community (e.g., ethnic and religious communities), institutional (e.g., health and vaccine delivery institutions), and public policy (i.e., local, regional, and national policy and strategy) factors in vaccine hesitancy ( Larson et al, 2014 ; Dubé et al, 2018 ; Fall et al, 2018 ) and CVH in particular ( Eberhardt and Ling, 2021a ; Husain et al, 2021 ; Zimand-Sheiner et al, 2021 ; Cambon et al, 2022 ).…”

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UK ethnic minority healthcare workers’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK ethnic minority community: A qualitative study

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BackgroundThe experiences of UK ethnic minority (UKEM) healthcare workers are crucial to ameliorating the disproportionate COVID-19 infection rate and outcomes in the UKEM community. We conducted a qualitative study on UKEM healthcare workers’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (CVH) in the UKEM community.MethodsParticipants were 15 UKEM healthcare workers (11 females; age range: 26–58 [43.3 ± 9.4] years). Data were collected using individual and joint interviews, and a focus group, and analyzed using thematic analysis.ResultsWe generated three themes: heterogeneity (two subthemes), mistrust (six subthemes), and mitigating (six subthemes). Therein, participants distinguished CVH in the UKEM community in educational attainment and ethnicity. They pointed to the role of mistrust in CVH in the UKEM community. They opined that the mistrust underlying CVH in the UKEM community is rooted in history and religion, conspiracy theories, the speedy development and novelty of the vaccines, post-vaccination complications/side effects, false positive test results, and social media and social support/influence. Participants recommended that interventions targeted at mitigating CVH in the UKEM community need to, in a non-judgmental way, tackle dis/misinformation and provide education, and incorporate UKEM healthcare worker endorsement. They also suggested such interventions be community-oriented, enhance the convenience of vaccination centers and the possibility of vaccine choice, and appreciate that overcoming CVH and accepting vaccination is a gradual process involving personal assessment of risks and benefits.ConclusionCVH in the UKEM community is a multifaceted phenomenon requiring multicomponent interventions.

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To Be (Vaccinated) or Not to Be: The Effect of Media Exposure, Institutional Trust, and Incentives on Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination

Cited by 32 publications

References 62 publications

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Information Sources and Beliefs in Dutch Adults

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Information Sources and Beliefs in Dutch Adults

Constructed Recognition: How Nationalism Influences Public Acceptance of Domestic COVID-19 Vaccines in China

UK ethnic minority healthcare workers’ perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK ethnic minority community: A qualitative study

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