TY - JOUR
T1 - Identity resilience, science mistrust, COVID-19 risk and fear predictors of vaccine positivity and vaccination likelihood
T2 - A survey of UK and Portuguese samples
AU - Breakwell, Glynis M.
AU - Jaspal, Rusi
AU - Wright, Daniel B.
N1 - Funding
The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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PY - 2023/3/26
Y1 - 2023/3/26
N2 - Based on Identity Process Theory, we hypothesised that two elements of identity resilience (identity worth and identity continuity) differentially predict variance in COVID-19 fear and risk, science mistrust, vaccine positivity, and vaccination likelihood. Data from an online survey of 643 UK and 485 Portuguese adults collected during March 2021 showed the UK and Portuguese did not differ significantly on vaccination likelihood or identity resilience. UK respondents reported less science mistrust, COVID-19 risk, and fear, but higher vaccine positivity than the Portuguese. Identity worth and identity continuity differed between countries in their effects on science mistrust, COVID-19 fear, risk, vaccine positivity and vaccination likelihood. Science mistrust and COVID-19 fear proved key factors in predicting vaccine positivity and vaccination likelihood. We conclude the roles of discrete elements of identity resilience in health behaviour require further examination and action reducing prevalence of specific forms of science mistrust can improve vaccination likelihood.
AB - Based on Identity Process Theory, we hypothesised that two elements of identity resilience (identity worth and identity continuity) differentially predict variance in COVID-19 fear and risk, science mistrust, vaccine positivity, and vaccination likelihood. Data from an online survey of 643 UK and 485 Portuguese adults collected during March 2021 showed the UK and Portuguese did not differ significantly on vaccination likelihood or identity resilience. UK respondents reported less science mistrust, COVID-19 risk, and fear, but higher vaccine positivity than the Portuguese. Identity worth and identity continuity differed between countries in their effects on science mistrust, COVID-19 fear, risk, vaccine positivity and vaccination likelihood. Science mistrust and COVID-19 fear proved key factors in predicting vaccine positivity and vaccination likelihood. We conclude the roles of discrete elements of identity resilience in health behaviour require further examination and action reducing prevalence of specific forms of science mistrust can improve vaccination likelihood.
KW - COVID-19 vaccination
KW - fear
KW - identity resilience
KW - risk
KW - science mistrust
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U2 - 10.1177/13591053231161891
DO - 10.1177/13591053231161891
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85151087640
SN - 1359-1053
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
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