COVID-19 Pandemic Worry and Vaccination Intention: The Mediating Role of the Health Belief Model Components.

ABSTRACT: Given the negative consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on public health, his study aimed at investigating: (1) the differences between adults with and without chronic illness in buying behavior, vaccination intention, pandemic worry, and the health belief model (HBM) components; (2) the HBM components as mediators of the relationship between pandemic worry and vaccination intention. The sample consisted of 864 adults (66.6% females, M _age = 47.61, SD = 9.23), of which 20.5% reported having a chronic illness. Associations between pandemic worry, vaccination intention, and HBM were ascertained using correlation and mediation analyses. Individuals with chronic illness reported a higher level of pandemic worry, higher levels of perceived threat, greater benef

SUBMITTER: Iacob CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8311124 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature