Psychological factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Autor: Muhammet Sevindik, Deniz Deniz Ozturan, Fatih Yigman, Serif Bora Nazli
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Irish Journal of Medical Science
ISSN: 1863-4362
0021-1265
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-021-02640-0
Popis: Background Vaccine hesitancy is an important public health problem. Aims Identifying and understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may aid future public health messaging. This study, in which we planned to study the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, aims to reveal the relationship between “intolerance of uncertainty,” “belief in conspiracy theories,” and “COVID-19 phobia” with vaccine hesitancy. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted during a COVID-19 outbreak. Participants were reached via various social media platforms and e-mailing lists for convenience. Data were collected with an online survey using SurveyMonkey application. “Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12),” “Conspiracy Mentality Scale (CMS),” and “COVID-19 Phobia Scale” were applied to 488 participants. Statistical significance level was considered p
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