The Association Between Cultural Tightness and COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence From 28 Countries: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social norms provided a framework for understanding a variety of behaviors. Cultural tightness was introduced to measure the level of adherence to social norms and tolerance of deviant behavior.

Objective

We aimed to explore the association between cultural tightness and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

Methods

A total of 44,339 participants aged 18 years and older were enrolled from 28 different countries between 2020 and 2022. We used the Vaccine Confidence Index (3 items related to evaluation of importance, effectiveness, and safety) with a 5-point Likert scale to collect COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Demographic information at the individual-level was obtained through the survey, while national-level data were sourced from the World Bank and Hofstede insights

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature