Using the theory of planned behavior to assess willingness and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among a predominantly white U.S. college sample
| Autor: | Cheyenne T. Reyes, Wenqiu Cao, Angela G. Astorini, Megan M. Drohan, Christina T. Schulz, Coral L. Shuster, Mark L. Robbins, Manshu Yang, Amy L. Stamates |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 21642850 2164-2850 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21642850.2023.2248236 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACTObjective Through the lens of behavioral models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model, the present study (1) investigated U.S. university students’ willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and (2) examined predictors (e.g. demographics, past vaccine experience, TPB constructs) of vaccine willingness.Method University students (n = 170) completed a survey assessing demographics, health behaviors, attitudes, perceived severity/susceptibility, norms, and vaccine intentions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from April 2020 through July 2020.Results Overall, 56.5% of participants indicated that they would be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it is available, 39.4% were unsure of whether they would receive the vaccine, and 4.1% indicated they would not receive the vaccine. Multinomial logistic regression indicated that greater adherence to CDC guidelines (p = .030) and greater perceived pro-vaccine norms (p |
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