Using the theory of planned behavior to assess willingness and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among a predominantly white U.S. college sample.

IF 2.4 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Pub Date : 2023-08-17 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/21642850.2023.2248236

Cheyenne T Reyes, Wenqiu Cao, Angela G Astorini, Megan M Drohan, Christina T Schulz, Coral L Shuster, Mark L Robbins, Manshu Yang, Amy L Stamates

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Abstract

Objective: Through the lens of behavioral models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model, the present study (1) investigated U.S. university students' willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and (2) examined predictors (e.g. demographics, past vaccine experience, TPB constructs) of vaccine willingness.

Method: University students (n = 170) completed a survey assessing demographics, health behaviors, attitudes, perceived severity/susceptibility, norms, and vaccine intentions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from April 2020 through July 2020.

Results: Overall, 56.5% of participants indicated that they would be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it is available, 39.4% were unsure of whether they would receive the vaccine, and 4.1% indicated they would not receive the vaccine. Multinomial logistic regression indicated that greater adherence to CDC guidelines (p = .030) and greater perceived pro-vaccine norms (p < .001) predicted greater vaccine willingness.

Conclusions: Results from this study are consistent with previous literature on vaccine hesitancy, whereby normative beliefs and adherence to CDC guidelines were found to be determinants of vaccine willingness. To reduce transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic, interventions aimed at promoting positive attitudes towards vaccination should aim to incorporate these observed determinants.

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利用计划行为理论评估以白人为主的美国大学生对接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿和态度。

研究目的通过行为模型（如计划行为理论 (TPB) 和健康信念模型）的视角，本研究 (1) 调查了美国大学生接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿，(2) 研究了疫苗接种意愿的预测因素（如人口统计学、过去的疫苗接种经历、TPB 构建）：大学生（n = 170）完成了一项调查，评估与 COVID-19 大流行相关的人口统计学、健康行为、态度、感知严重性/易感性、规范和疫苗接种意愿。数据收集时间为 2020 年 4 月至 2020 年 7 月：总体而言，56.5% 的参与者表示一旦 COVID-19 疫苗上市，他们愿意接种，39.4% 的参与者不确定是否接种，4.1% 的参与者表示不会接种。多项式逻辑回归结果表明，更严格遵守疾病预防控制中心指南（p = 0.030）和更倾向于接种疫苗（p 结论：COVID-19 疫苗的接种率为 0.5%）：本研究的结果与之前有关疫苗犹豫不决的文献一致，其中发现规范性信念和对疾病预防控制中心指南的遵从是疫苗意愿的决定因素。为减少 COVID-19 大流行的传播，旨在促进对疫苗接种持积极态度的干预措施应将这些观察到的决定因素纳入其中。

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Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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3.50

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3.70%

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine: an Open Access Journal (HPBM) publishes theoretical and empirical contributions on all aspects of research and practice into psychosocial, behavioral and biomedical aspects of health. HPBM publishes international, interdisciplinary research with diverse methodological approaches on: Assessment and diagnosis Narratives, experiences and discourses of health and illness Treatment processes and recovery Health cognitions and behaviors at population and individual levels Psychosocial an behavioral prevention interventions Psychosocial determinants and consequences of behavior Social and cultural contexts of health and illness, health disparities Health, illness and medicine Application of advanced information and communication technology.