The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination

The aim of this study is to investigate whether Health Belief Model constructs, personal resources, vaccination history and health anxiety exert an influence on vaccination intention. To achieve this end, we carried out a cross-sectional study of 432 people drawn from a convenience sample who answer...

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Main Authors: Adelina Mihaela Ştefănuţ, Mona Vintilă, Mihaela Tomiţă, Eugenia Treglia, Monica Alina Lungu, Rosella Tomassoni
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729803/full
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spelling doaj-33813792a2874915a9d06254223f16582021-09-14T16:04:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-09-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.729803729803The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 VaccinationAdelina Mihaela Ştefănuţ0Mona Vintilă1Mihaela Tomiţă2Eugenia Treglia3Monica Alina Lungu4Rosella Tomassoni5Department of Psychology, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, RomaniaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, RomaniaDepartment of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology and Psychology, West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, RomaniaDepartment of Human Sciences, Social and Health, University of Cassino, Cassino, ItalyDepartment of Human Sciences, Social and Health, University of Cassino, Cassino, ItalyDepartment of Human Sciences, Social and Health, University of Cassino, Cassino, ItalyThe aim of this study is to investigate whether Health Belief Model constructs, personal resources, vaccination history and health anxiety exert an influence on vaccination intention. To achieve this end, we carried out a cross-sectional study of 432 people drawn from a convenience sample who answered an online questionnaire. Multiple logistical regressions showed that perception of the severity of the disease, of the benefits of being vaccinated, of barriers, and of cues to action, along with the freeness and accessibility of the vaccine and general vaccination history, are significant predictors regarding vaccination intention.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729803/fullvaccination intentionCOVID-19Health Belief Modelresourcesvaccination history
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author Adelina Mihaela Ştefănuţ
Mona Vintilă
Mihaela Tomiţă
Eugenia Treglia
Monica Alina Lungu
Rosella Tomassoni
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Mona Vintilă
Mihaela Tomiţă
Eugenia Treglia
Monica Alina Lungu
Rosella Tomassoni
The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination
Frontiers in Psychology
vaccination intention
COVID-19
Health Belief Model
resources
vaccination history
author_facet Adelina Mihaela Ştefănuţ
Mona Vintilă
Mihaela Tomiţă
Eugenia Treglia
Monica Alina Lungu
Rosella Tomassoni
author_sort Adelina Mihaela Ştefănuţ
title The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination
title_short The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination
title_full The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination
title_fullStr The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Health Beliefs, of Resources, of Vaccination History, and of Health Anxiety on Intention to Accept COVID-19 Vaccination
title_sort influence of health beliefs, of resources, of vaccination history, and of health anxiety on intention to accept covid-19 vaccination
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Psychology
issn 1664-1078
publishDate 2021-09-01
description The aim of this study is to investigate whether Health Belief Model constructs, personal resources, vaccination history and health anxiety exert an influence on vaccination intention. To achieve this end, we carried out a cross-sectional study of 432 people drawn from a convenience sample who answered an online questionnaire. Multiple logistical regressions showed that perception of the severity of the disease, of the benefits of being vaccinated, of barriers, and of cues to action, along with the freeness and accessibility of the vaccine and general vaccination history, are significant predictors regarding vaccination intention.
topic vaccination intention
COVID-19
Health Belief Model
resources
vaccination history
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729803/full
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