Do cognition and emotion matter? A study of COVID-19 vaccination decision-making in college students.

ABSTRACT: The unparalleled speed of COVID-19 vaccine development has necessitated an expansion of existing knowledge on vaccination decision-making. The current study explored (1) how cognitions and emotions shaped college students' COVID-19 vaccination decisions, and (2) where vaccination-inclined and vaccination-hesitant students converged and diverged in their decision-making process. Seventy-seven students participated in 26 focus groups to discuss their complex thoughts and feelings regarding COVID-19 vaccination, offering a more nuanced understanding of COVID-19 vaccination decision-making that has not been fully captured by quantitative studies. Thematic analysis found that vaccination-inclined participants and their hesitant counterparts reported differential patterns of positive and negativ

SUBMITTER: Chen NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10227488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature