Prince Melvin, Kim Young
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, USA.
J Appl Soc Sci (Boulder). 2023 Jun;17(2):254-271. doi: 10.1177/19367244231159594. Epub 2023 Apr 11.
This study presents an original model that features the emotion of fear of COVID-19 as a direct effect on vaccination intentions. A central research question addressed in the study is what roles do the emotion of fear of contracting COVID-19 and the threat posed by uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination play in levels of vaccination intention? The study used a structural equation model (SEM) and applied the SmartPLS 3.2.6 data analysis tool for model estimation and multivariate analysis variables. A key finding is that vaccination resistance is strongest when fear of COVID-19 is lower, and vaccination threat higher. Vaccination threat appraisal and vaccination intention were found to have a negative relationship. Response costs at higher levels lessen motivation for COVID-19 vaccination. Research implications include research-based targeting of differing segments by their primary fear, either fear of COVID-19 or of the preventative vaccine.
本研究提出了一个原创模型，其特点是将对新冠病毒的恐惧情绪视为对疫苗接种意愿的直接影响。该研究解决的一个核心研究问题是，感染新冠病毒的恐惧情绪以及接种新冠疫苗所带来的威胁在疫苗接种意愿水平中扮演着什么角色？该研究使用了结构方程模型（SEM），并应用SmartPLS 3.2.6数据分析工具进行模型估计和多变量分析。一个关键发现是，当对新冠病毒的恐惧较低而疫苗接种威胁较高时，疫苗接种阻力最强。研究发现，疫苗接种威胁评估与疫苗接种意愿呈负相关。较高水平的反应成本会降低新冠疫苗接种的动机。研究意义包括根据不同群体的主要恐惧（即对新冠病毒的恐惧或对预防性疫苗的恐惧）进行基于研究的针对性研究。
