Intentions to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: The Role of Prosociality and Conspiracy Beliefs across 20 Countries

Violeta Enea; Nikolett Eisenbeck; David F. Carreno; Karen M. Douglas; Robbie M. Sutton; Maximilian Agostini; Jocelyn J. Belanger; Ben Gutzkow; Jannis Kreienkamp; Georgios Abakoumkin; Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom; Vjollca Ahmedi; Handan Akkas; Carlos A. Almenara; Mohsin Atta; Sabahat Cigdem Bagci; Sima Basel; Edona Berisha Kida; Allan B. Bernardo; Nicholas R. Buttrick; Phatthanakit Chobthamkit; Hoon-Seok Choi; Mioara Cristea; Sara Csaba; Kaja Damnjanovic; Ivan Danyliuk; Arobindu Dash; Daniela Di Santo; Daiane Gracieli Faller; Gavan Fitzsimons; Alexandra Gheorghiu; Angel Gomez; Joanna Grzymala-Moszczynska; Ali Hamaidia; Qing Han; Mai Helmy; Joevarian Hudiyana; Bertus F. Jeronimus; Ding-Yu Jiang; Veljko Jovanovic; Zeljka Kamenov; Anna Kende; Shian-Ling Keng; Tra Thi Thanh Kieu; Yasin Koc; Kamila Kovyazina; Inna Kozytska; Joshua Krause; Arie W. Kruglanski; Anton Kurapov; Maja Kutlaca; Nora Anna Lantos; Edward P. Lemay; Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana; Winnifred R. Louis; Adrian Lueders; Najma Iqbal Malik; Anton Martinez; Kira O. McCabe; Jasmina Mehulic; Mirra Noor Milla; Idris Mohammed; Erica Molinario; Manuel Moyano; Hayat Muhammad; Silvana Mula; Hamdi Muluk; Solomiia Myroniuk; Reza Najafi; Claudia F. Nisa; Boglarka Nyul; Paul A. O'Keefe; Jose Javier Olivas Osuna; Evgeny N. Osin; Joonha Park; Gennaro Pica; Antonio Pierro; Jonas Rees; Anne Margit Reitsema; Elena Resta; Marika Rullo; Michelle K. Ryan; Adil Samekin; Pekka Santtila; Edyta Sasin; Birga M. Schumpe; Heyla A. Selim; Michael Vicente Stanton; Samiah Sultana; Eleftheria Tseliou; Akira Utsugi; Jolien Anne van Breen; Caspar J. Van Lissa; Kees Van Veen; Michelle R. vanDellen; Alexandra Vazquez; Robin Wollast; Victoria Wai-Lan Yeung; Somayeh Zand; Iris Lav Zezelj; Bang Zheng; Andreas Zick; Claudia Zuniga; N. Pontus Leander

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Intentions to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: The Role of Prosociality and Conspiracy Beliefs across 20 Countries

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Intentions to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: The Role of Prosociality and Conspiracy Beliefs across 20 Countries

Violeta Enea, Nikolett Eisenbeck, David F. Carreno, Karen M. Douglas, Robbie M. Sutton, Maximilian Agostini, Jocelyn J. Belanger, Ben Gutzkow, Jannis Kreienkamp, Georgios Abakoumkin, …

Health communication, Vol.ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp.1-10

01-26-2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.2018179

PMID: 35081848

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Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims of this research were to: (1) explore the individual- and country-level determinants of intentions to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and (2) examine worldwide variation in vaccination intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during the first wave of the pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% of participants reported positive intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19, whereas 16.8% were undecided, and 10.3% reported they would not be vaccinated. At the individual level, prosociality was a significant positive predictor of vaccination intentions, whereas generic beliefs in conspiracy theories and religiosity were negative predictors. Country-level determinants, including cultural dimensions of individualism/collectivism and power distance, were not significant predictors of vaccination intentions. Altogether, this study identifies individual-level predictors that are common across multiple countries, provides further evidence on the importance of combating conspiracy theories, involving religious institutions in vaccination campaigns, and stimulating prosocial motives to encourage vaccine uptake.

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Title: Intentions to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19: The Role of Prosociality and Conspiracy Beliefs across 20 Countries
Creators: Violeta Enea - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Nikolett Eisenbeck - Universidad de Sevilla
David F. Carreno - University of Almería
Karen M. Douglas - University of Kent
Robbie M. Sutton - University of Kent
Maximilian Agostini - University of Groningen
Jocelyn J. Belanger - New York University Abu Dhabi
Ben Gutzkow - University of Groningen
Jannis Kreienkamp - University of Groningen
Georgios Abakoumkin - University of Thessaly
Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom - International Islamic University Malaysia
Vjollca Ahmedi - Department of Pedagogy, Pristine University.
Handan Akkas - Ankara University
Carlos A. Almenara - Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Mohsin Atta - University of Sargodha
Sabahat Cigdem Bagci - Sabancı Üniversitesi
Sima Basel - New York University Abu Dhabi
Edona Berisha Kida - Department of Pedagogy, Pristine University.
Allan B. Bernardo - De La Salle University
Nicholas R. Buttrick - University of Virginia
Phatthanakit Chobthamkit - Thammasat University
Hoon-Seok Choi - Sungkyunkwan University
Mioara Cristea - Heriot-Watt University
Sara Csaba - Eötvös Loránd University
Kaja Damnjanovic - University of Belgrade
Ivan Danyliuk - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Arobindu Dash - Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Daniela Di Santo - Sapienza University of Rome
Daiane Gracieli Faller - Marine Science Institute
Gavan Fitzsimons - Duke University
Alexandra Gheorghiu - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Angel Gomez - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Joanna Grzymala-Moszczynska - Jagiellonian University
Ali Hamaidia - Psychology/ Research Unit Human Resources Development, Setif 2 University.
Qing Han - University of Bristol
Mai Helmy - Sultan Qaboos University
Joevarian Hudiyana - University of Indonesia
Bertus F. Jeronimus - University of Groningen
Ding-Yu Jiang - National Chung Cheng University
Veljko Jovanovic - University of Novi Sad
Zeljka Kamenov - University of Zagreb
Anna Kende - Eötvös Loránd University
Shian-Ling Keng - Yale-NUS College
Tra Thi Thanh Kieu - Department of Psychology, HCMC University of Education.
Yasin Koc - University of Groningen
Kamila Kovyazina - Archer (Norway)
Inna Kozytska - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Joshua Krause - University of Groningen
Arie W. Kruglanski - University of Maryland, College Park
Anton Kurapov - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Maja Kutlaca - Durham University
Nora Anna Lantos - Eötvös Loránd University
Edward P. Lemay - University of Maryland, College Park
Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana - Udayana University
Winnifred R. Louis - The University of Queensland
Adrian Lueders - University of Limerick
Najma Iqbal Malik - University of Sargodha
Anton Martinez - University of Sheffield
Kira O. McCabe - Carleton University
Jasmina Mehulic - University of Zagreb
Mirra Noor Milla - University of Indonesia
Idris Mohammed - Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Erica Molinario - Florida Gulf Coast University
Manuel Moyano - University of Córdoba
Hayat Muhammad - University of Peshawar
Silvana Mula - Sapienza University of Rome
Hamdi Muluk - University of Indonesia
Solomiia Myroniuk - University of Groningen
Reza Najafi - Islamic Azad University Rasht Branch
Claudia F. Nisa - New York University Abu Dhabi
Boglarka Nyul - Eötvös Loránd University
Paul A. O'Keefe - University Hospital of Umeå
Jose Javier Olivas Osuna - Natl Distance Educ Univ UNED, Dept Polit Sci & Adm, Madrid, Spain
Evgeny N. Osin - Department of Psychology, HSE University.
Joonha Park - Supreme Council Of Health
Gennaro Pica - Università di Camerino
Antonio Pierro - Sapienza University of Rome
Jonas Rees - Bielefeld University
Anne Margit Reitsema - University of Groningen
Elena Resta - Sapienza University of Rome
Marika Rullo - University of Siena
Michelle K. Ryan - University of Exeter
Adil Samekin - Maqsut Narikbayev University
Pekka Santtila - Faculty of Arts and Sciences; NYU-ECNU Institute for Social Development, New York University Shanghai.
Edyta Sasin - New York University Abu Dhabi
Birga M. Schumpe - University of Amsterdam
Heyla A. Selim - King Saud University
Michael Vicente Stanton - California State University, East Bay
Samiah Sultana - University of Groningen
Eleftheria Tseliou - University of Thessaly
Akira Utsugi - Nagoya University
Jolien Anne van Breen - Leiden University
Caspar J. Van Lissa - Utrecht University
Kees Van Veen - University of Groningen
Michelle R. vanDellen - University of Georgia
Alexandra Vazquez - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Robin Wollast - Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive
Victoria Wai-Lan Yeung - Lingnan University
Somayeh Zand - University of Milano-Bicocca
Iris Lav Zezelj - University of Belgrade
Bang Zheng - Imperial College London
Andreas Zick - Bielefeld University
Claudia Zuniga - University of Chile
N. Pontus Leander - University of Groningen
Publication Details: Health communication, Vol.ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp.1-10
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; ABINGDON
Number of pages: 10
Grant note: VCDSF/75-71015 / New York University Abu Dhabi COV20/00086 / Instituto de Salud Carlos III University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) "A way to make Europe"
Identifiers: 99383895033606570
Academic Unit: Department of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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