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ArticleStress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress2023

Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines moderates the association between vaccination status and mental distress.

Chee Meng Tan, Chuma Owuamalam, Vengadeshvaran J Sarma, Pek Kim Ng

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Article in Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines moderates the association between vaccination status and mental distress.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chee Meng TanNottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
Chuma OwuamalamDepartment of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Vengadeshvaran J SarmaNottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
Pek Kim NgCentre for English Language and Foundation Education, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1766-1679
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus · MYReed College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated that becoming vaccinated with the Coronavirus vaccine may lower mental distress. However, it remains uncertain whether this relationship holds amid concerns of vaccine side effects and doubts of the vaccine's protective capabilities. We presented three studies that showed how vaccine confidence negatively influences the relationship between vaccine uptake and mental distress. Using two-way fixed effects regression models, Study 1 analyzes longitudinal survey of respondents from Los Angeles County in the US, while Study 2 uses the same analytical strategy but generalises findings by analysing longitudinal data of participants across all 50 US states. Main results of both studies show that (i) vaccination uptake is linked with reduced mental distress among individuals with high vaccine confidence (ii) vaccine uptake has no effect on mental distress among individuals with low vaccine confidence. Lastly, Study 3 applies multilevel analysis to a large-scale pseudo-panel study of 15 developed countries. Results for the third study corroborate finding (i) but not (ii) in that the multinational study finds that vaccine uptake is actually associated with higher mental distress among individuals with low vaccine confidence. In sum, our paper shows that the palliative effect of vaccination on mental health only exists when vaccine confidence is high. Results are mixed on whether vaccination affects mental distress when individual vaccine confidence is low.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesEmotionsHumansMental HealthVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19mental distressvaccinationvaccine confidence

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PMID36574671
PMCPMC9880626
OpenAlexW4313237541

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