Intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19: The role of prosociality and conspiracy beliefs across 20 countries

Violeta ENEA; Nikolett EISENBECK; David F. CARRENO; Karen M. DOUGLAS; Robbie M. SUTTON; Maximilian AGOSTINI; Jocelyn J. BÉLANGER; Ben GÜTZKOW; Jannis KREIENKAMP; Georgios  ABAKOUMKIN; Jamilah Hanum ABDUL KHAIYOM; Vjollca AHMEDI; Handan AKKAS; Carlos A. ALMENARA; Mohsin ATTA; Sabahat Cigdem BAGCI; Sima BASEL; Edona BERISHA KIDA; Allan B. I. BERNARDO; Nicholas  R. BUTTRICK; Phatthanakit CHOBTHAMKIT; Hoon-Seok CHOI; Mioara CRISTEA; Sára CSABA; Kaja DAMNJANOVIĆ; Ivan DANYLIUK; Arobindu DASH; Daniela DI SANTO; Daiane Gracieli FALLER; Gavan FITZSIMONS; Alexandra GHEORGHIU; Ángel GÓMEZ; Joanna GRZYMALA-MOSZCZYNSKA; Ali HAMAIDIA; Qing HAN; Mai HELMY; Joevarian HUDIYANA; Bertus F. JERONIMUS; Ding-Yu  JIANG; Zeljka KAMENOV; Anna KENDE; Shian-Ling KENG; Tra Thi Thanh KIEU; Yasin KOC; Kamila KOVYAZINA; Inna KOZYTSKA; Joshua KRAUSE; Arie W. KRUGLANSKI; Anton KURAPOV; Maja KUTLACA; Nóra Anna LANTOS; Edward P. Jr LEMAY; Cokorda Bagus Java LESMANA; Winnifred R. LOUIS; Adrian LUEDERS; Najma Iqbal MALIK; Anton MARTINEZ; Kira O. McCABE; Jasmina MEHULIĆ; Mirra Noor MILLA; Idris MOHAMMED; Erica MOLINARIO; Manuel MOYANO; Hayat MUHAMMAD; Silvana MULA; Hamdi MULUK; Solomiia MYRONIUK; Reza NAJAFI; Claudia F. NISA; Boglárka NYÚL; Paul Anna  O'KEEFE; Jose Javier Olivas OSUNA; Evgeny N. OSIN; Joonha PARK; Gennaro PICA; Antonio PIERRO; Jonas REES; Anne Margit REITSEMA; Elena RESTA; Marika RULLO; Michelle K. RYAN; Adil SAMEKIN; Pekka SANTTILA; Edyta SASIN; Birga M. SCHUMPE; Heyla A. SELIM; Michael Vicente STANTON; Samiah SULTANA; Eleftheria TSELIOU; Akira UTSUGI; Jolien Anne VAN BREEN; Caspar J. VAN LISSA; Kees VAN VEEN; Michelle R. VANDELLEN; Alexandra VAZQUEZ; Robin WOLLAST; Wai Lan Victoria YEUNG; Somayeh ZAND; Iris Lav ŽEŽELJ; Bang ZHENG; Andreas ZICK; Claudia ZÚÑIGA; N. Pontus LEANDER

doi:10.1080/10410236.2021.2018179

Intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19: The role of prosociality and conspiracy beliefs across 20 countries

Violeta ENEA^*, Nikolett EISENBECK, David F. CARRENO, Karen M. DOUGLAS, Robbie M. SUTTON, Maximilian AGOSTINI, Jocelyn J. BÉLANGER, Ben GÜTZKOW, Jannis KREIENKAMP, Georgios ABAKOUMKIN, Jamilah Hanum ABDUL KHAIYOM, Vjollca AHMEDI, Handan AKKAS, Carlos A. ALMENARA, Mohsin ATTA, Sabahat Cigdem BAGCI, Sima BASEL, Edona BERISHA KIDA, Allan B. I. BERNARDO, Nicholas R. BUTTRICKPhatthanakit CHOBTHAMKIT, Hoon-Seok CHOI, Mioara CRISTEA, Sára CSABA, Kaja DAMNJANOVIĆ, Ivan DANYLIUK, Arobindu DASH, Daniela DI SANTO, Daiane Gracieli FALLER, Gavan FITZSIMONS, Alexandra GHEORGHIU, Ángel GÓMEZ, Joanna GRZYMALA-MOSZCZYNSKA, Ali HAMAIDIA, Qing HAN, Mai HELMY, Joevarian HUDIYANA, Bertus F. JERONIMUS, Ding-Yu JIANG, Zeljka KAMENOV, Anna KENDE, Shian-Ling KENG, Tra Thi Thanh KIEU, Yasin KOC, Kamila KOVYAZINA, Inna KOZYTSKA, Joshua KRAUSE, Arie W. KRUGLANSKI, Anton KURAPOV, Maja KUTLACA, Nóra Anna LANTOS, Edward P. Jr LEMAY, Cokorda Bagus Java LESMANA, Winnifred R. LOUIS, Adrian LUEDERS, Najma Iqbal MALIK, Anton MARTINEZ, Kira O. McCABE, Jasmina MEHULIĆ, Mirra Noor MILLA, Idris MOHAMMED, Erica MOLINARIO, Manuel MOYANO, Hayat MUHAMMAD, Silvana MULA, Hamdi MULUK, Solomiia MYRONIUK, Reza NAJAFI, Claudia F. NISA, Boglárka NYÚL, Paul Anna O'KEEFE, Jose Javier Olivas OSUNA, Evgeny N. OSIN, Joonha PARK, Gennaro PICA, Antonio PIERRO, Jonas REES, Anne Margit REITSEMA, Elena RESTA, Marika RULLO, Michelle K. RYAN, Adil SAMEKIN, Pekka SANTTILA, Edyta SASIN, Birga M. SCHUMPE, Heyla A. SELIM, Michael Vicente STANTON, Samiah SULTANA, Eleftheria TSELIOU, Akira UTSUGI, Jolien Anne VAN BREEN, Caspar J. VAN LISSA, Kees VAN VEEN, Michelle R. VANDELLEN, Alexandra VAZQUEZ, Robin WOLLAST, Wai Lan Victoria YEUNG, Somayeh ZAND, Iris Lav ŽEŽELJ, Bang ZHENG, Andreas ZICK, Claudia ZÚÑIGA, N. Pontus LEANDER

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Abstract

Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims of this research were to: (1) explore the individual- and country-level determinants of intentions to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and (2) examine worldwide variation in vaccination intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during the first wave of the pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% of participants reported positive intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19, whereas 16.8% were undecided, and 10.3% reported they would not be vaccinated. At the individual level, prosociality was a significant positive predictor of vaccination intentions, whereas generic beliefs in conspiracy theories and religiosity were negative predictors. Country-level determinants, including cultural dimensions of individualism/collectivism and power distance, were not significant predictors of vaccination intentions. Altogether, this study identifies individual-level predictors that are common across multiple countries, provides further evidence on the importance of combating conspiracy theories, involving religious institutions in vaccination campaigns, and stimulating prosocial motives to encourage vaccine uptake.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Journal	Health Communication
Early online date	26 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.2018179
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 26 Jan 2022

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This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi [VCDSF/75-71015], The University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III [COV20/00086], co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) ”A way to make Europe.”

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ENEA, V., EISENBECK, N., CARRENO, D. F., DOUGLAS, K. M., SUTTON, R. M., AGOSTINI, M., BÉLANGER, J. J., GÜTZKOW, B., KREIENKAMP, J., ABAKOUMKIN, G., ABDUL KHAIYOM, J. H., AHMEDI, V., AKKAS, H., ALMENARA, C. A., ATTA, M., BAGCI, S. C., BASEL, S., BERISHA KIDA, E., BERNARDO, A. B. I., ... LEANDER, N. P. (2022). Intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19: The role of prosociality and conspiracy beliefs across 20 countries. Health Communication. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.2018179

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