Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandate: The role of psychological characteristics and partisan self-identification.

ABSTRACT: Governments around the world are increasingly considering vaccine mandates to curb the spread of COVID-19. In May 2022, we surveyed 394 residents of South Dakota to examine predictors of popular attitudes toward a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. We investigated the role of Big Five personality traits, right-wing authoritarianism, and social dominance orientation, as well as partisan self-identification, evangelical identity, and COVID-19 vaccination status. Results showed that Big Five personality traits (openness and emotional stability), right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, evangelical identity, and partisan self-identification are linked to attitudes toward a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Our findings underscore the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the impa

SUBMITTER: Viskupic F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature