Rosman Tom, Adler Kathrin, Barbian Luisa, Blume Vanessa, Burczeck Benno, Cordes Vivien, Derman Dilara, Dertli Susanne, Glas Hannah, Heinen Virginia, Kenst Stefan, Khosroschahli Marie, Kittel Laura, Kraus Corinna, Linden Alica, Mironova Anastasia, Olinger Lena, Rastelica Fatbardh, Sauter Theresia, Schnurr Vera, Schwab Elisabeth, Vieyra Yves, Zidak Andreas, Zidarova Ivana
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID), Research Literacy Unit, Trier, Germany.
University of Trier, Psychology Department, Trier, Germany.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jun 24;12:683987. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.683987. eCollection 2021.
The present study investigates epistemic beliefs (beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing) and prosocial values as predictors of COVID-19 vaccination intentions. As a first hypothesis, we posit that beliefs in justification by authority will positively relate to vaccination intentions. Second, we expect a positive relationship between prosocial values and vaccination intentions. Third, we hypothesize that beliefs in justification by authority moderate the relationship between prosocial values and vaccination intentions, so that the positive correlation between prosocial values and vaccination intentions becomes stronger with increasing beliefs in justification by authority. Hypotheses were tested in a sample of = 314 German university students, a group with rather high mobility, who, when vaccinated, will increase the chance of attaining herd immunity. Hypotheses were tested using correlational and multiple regression analyses. Results revealed a highly significant positive relationship between justification by authority and vaccination intentions, whereas both hypotheses that included prosocial values did not yield significant results. Additional exploratory analyses revealed that the relationship between justification by authority and vaccination intentions was mediated by beliefs in the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. Furthermore, significant negative relationships were found between personal justification and vaccination intentions as well as between justification by multiple sources and vaccination intentions. These results highlight the crucial role of science and public health communication in fostering vaccination intentions regarding COVID-19.
本研究调查了认知信念（关于知识本质和认知的信念）和亲社会价值观作为新冠疫苗接种意愿的预测因素。作为第一个假设，我们假定对权威论证的信念将与疫苗接种意愿呈正相关。其次，我们预期亲社会价值观与疫苗接种意愿之间存在正相关关系。第三，我们假设对权威论证的信念会调节亲社会价值观与疫苗接种意愿之间的关系，从而随着对权威论证信念的增加，亲社会价值观与疫苗接种意愿之间的正相关变得更强。在314名德国大学生样本中对假设进行了检验，这是一个流动性相当高的群体，他们接种疫苗将增加实现群体免疫的机会。使用相关分析和多元回归分析对假设进行了检验。结果显示，权威论证与疫苗接种意愿之间存在高度显著的正相关关系，而包含亲社会价值观的两个假设均未得出显著结果。额外的探索性分析表明，权威论证与疫苗接种意愿之间的关系由对疫苗安全性和有效性的信念介导。此外，还发现个人论证与疫苗接种意愿之间以及多源论证与疫苗接种意愿之间存在显著的负相关关系。这些结果凸显了科学和公共卫生传播在促进新冠疫苗接种意愿方面的关键作用。
