ArticleJournal of community psychology2022
Do conspiracy theory and mistrust undermine people's intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Austria?
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- Contemporary trends in psychological research on conspiracy beliefs. A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
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- Partisanship and Covid-19 vaccination in the UK.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- COVID-19, Vaccination, and Conspiracies: A Micro-Level Qualitative Study in Islamabad, Pakistan.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2022Article
- Do conspiracy theory and mistrust undermine people's intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Austria?Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
- Ready for Vaccination? COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness of Older People in Austria.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Conspiracy theories flourish during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic especially regarding vaccinations. As the vaccination reluctancy in Austria is high, it is important to understand the antecedents of vaccination intention at the preapproval stage of the vaccination process. An online survey was conducted in August 2020 in Austria with 217 primarily younger, female, educated participants. A two-step cluster analysis resulted in a sceptics cluster with a clear antivaccination tendency along with a right-wing political position, lower trust in general vaccines and lower education levels and the reference cluster. A considerable percentage of participants reported their reluctancy to have a COVID-19 vaccine. Although vaccination intention can be explained by attitude and subjective norm, this decision-making process is undermined by underlying factors such as conspiracy ideation and political position. Policy makers and health interventionists should take political background into consideration in efforts to increase vaccine compliance.
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