Surname order and revaccination intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Teachers in Japanese schools employ alphabetical surname lists that call students sooner, with surnames appearing early on these lists. We conducted Internet surveys nearly every month from March 2020 to September 2022 with the same participants, wherein we asked participants where the alphabetical columns of their childhood and adult surnames were located. We aimed to identify how surname order is important for the formation of noncognitive skills. During the data collection period, the COVID-19 vaccines became available; Japanese people could receive their third dose starting in December 2021. The 19th wave of the survey was conducted in January 2022. Therefore, to examine how a surname's alphabetical order could influence intention to revaccinate, we used a subsample of data from Decemb

SUBMITTER: Yamamura E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899220 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature