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Evolving Altruistic Attitudes towards Vaccination Post COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis across Age Groups.

Verena Barbieri, Christian J Wiedermann, Stefano Lombardo, Giuliano Piccoliori, Timon Gärtner, Adolf Engl

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Article in Vaccines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Verena BarbieriInstitute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, BZ, Italy.
Christian J WiedermannInstitute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, BZ, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4639-8195
Stefano LombardoProvincial Institute for Statistics of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol (ASTAT), 39100 Bolzano, BZ, Italy.
Giuliano PiccolioriInstitute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, BZ, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1974-4184
Timon GärtnerProvincial Institute for Statistics of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol (ASTAT), 39100 Bolzano, BZ, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6187-5159
Adolf EnglInstitute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, BZ, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Altruism plays an essential role in promoting vaccine uptake, an issue that came to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic through discussions of herd immunity and altruistic motivations. In response, the primary objective of this cross-sectional survey was to explore how altruistic attitudes have evolved in the post-pandemic era and to assess their effectiveness in motivating vaccination behavior in different age groups. The study aimed to elucidate changes in altruistic motivations for vaccination and their implications for public health strategies. Using a representative sample of the adult population of South Tyrol, Italy, including 1388 participants, altruism was assessed in 2023 with the scales of the Elderly Care Research Center (ECRC) and the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) subscale of the version 5F30F-R1. Its association with demographic variables, vaccination attitudes and personal beliefs in two age groups (18-69 years, 70+ years) was analyzed. The results reveal distinct predictors of altruism across these scales and age groups, suggesting a shift in altruistic attitudes towards vaccination when comparing data from a similar survey conducted in 2021 with the 2023 results. Consequently, the use of altruism scales for different age groups is warranted. This study highlights the need for further research in this field. It concludes that while promoting altruistic behavior to increase vaccine uptake appears to be effective primarily among the younger population, emphasizing personal safety is more appropriate for encouraging vaccination among older individuals.

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altruismCOVID-19ECRC altruism scalehealth behaviorhealth policyIPIP 5F30F-R1 altruism scalevaccine uptake

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PMID38793705
PMCPMC11125754

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