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ArticleVaccines2023

The Psychology of COVID-19 Booster Hesitancy, Acceptance and Resistance in Australia.

Sabina Kleitman, Dayna J Fullerton, Marvin K H Law, Matthew D Blanchard, Rachel Campbell, Margaret-Ann Tait, Jennifer Schulz, Jihyun Lee, Lazar Stankov, Madeleine T King

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabina KleitmanSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5772-5019
Dayna J FullertonSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1284-457X
Marvin K H LawSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Matthew D BlanchardSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Rachel CampbellSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5013-8361
Margaret-Ann TaitSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Jennifer SchulzFaculty of Law and Justice, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Jihyun LeeSchool of Education, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5896-0686
Lazar StankovSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Madeleine T KingSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 booster vaccinations have been recommended as a primary line of defence against serious illness and hospitalisation. This study identifies and characterises distinct profiles of attitudes towards vaccination, particularly the willingness to get a booster dose. A sample of 582 adults from Australia completed an online survey capturing COVID-related behaviours, beliefs and attitudes and a range of sociodemographic, psychological, political, social and cultural variables. Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) identified three subgroups: Acceptant (61%), Hesitant (30%) and Resistant (9%). Compared to the Acceptant group, the Hesitant and Resistant groups were less worried about catching COVID-19, used fewer official COVID-19 information sources, checked the news less, were lower on the agreeableness personality dimension and reported more conservatism, persecutory thinking, amoral attitudes and need for chaos. The Hesitant group also reported checking the legitimacy of information sources less, scored lower on the openness to new experiences personality dimension and were more likely than the Resistant and Acceptant groups to report regaining freedoms (e.g., travel) and work requirements or external pressures as reasons to get a booster. The Resistant group were higher on reactance, held more conspiratorial beliefs and rated their culture as being less tolerant of deviance than the Hesitant and Acceptant groups. This research can inform tailored approaches to increasing booster uptake and optimal strategies for public health messaging.

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booster hesitancyCOVID-19latent profile analysispublic health policyvaccine hesitancy

Identifiers

PMID37243011
PMCPMC10222735
OpenAlexW4367315553

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