Examination of Personality Traits in Predicting COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Community-Based Survey Study

Vaccination has played an important role in combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of personality traits that may be associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The study included 468 participants. A sociodemographic data form and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised - Abbreviated Form (EPQR-A) were filled out via an online survey. The mean score of the EPQR-A psychoticism and lie subscales were significantly higher in unvaccinated participants. Further analyses revealed that having psychoticism personality and lying explicitly predicted the probability of being unvaccinated. These results suggest that there is a relationship between personality characteristics and attitude towards vaccination. Our findings may guide health care professionals and policy makers in achieving herd immunity.

Dergi

PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS

Yıl

2023

Cilt

53

Sayı

9

Sayfa

425-431

ISSN

0048-5713

eISSN

1938-2456

DOI

10.3928/00485713-20230720-01

WoS UID

WOS:001154051200008

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