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Predicting vaccination hesitancy: The role of basic needs satisfaction and institutional trust.
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Vaccine [Vaccine] 2024 Jun 11; Vol. 42 (16), pp. 3592-3600. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 03. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Autonomous motivation is considered a powerful driver of health behaviour, but less is known about the specific roles played by basic needs. Drawing on the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this research examined basic needs as a motivational determinant of vaccination. We hypothesized that satisfaction of basic needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) has both a direct and an indirect effect (through trust in science and government) on vaccine hesitancy. Two studies (Study 1: N = 968 French and British; Study 2, pre-registered: N = 716 Americans) tested our hypotheses and compared vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals using multigroup structural equation models. We found positive direct (in both studies) and indirect (in Study 1) effects of autonomy satisfaction on vaccine acceptance. In contrast, competence satisfaction was directly and indirectly, via science mistrust, related to vaccine hesitancy, particularly among non-vaccinated people. Competence satisfaction also indirectly reduced the intention to vaccinate in both studies. We found no impact of relatedness. Complementing previous work on self-determination theory, our research demonstrates the importance of considering the distinct roles of basic needs. Moreover, we highlight that increasing autonomy and science trust may be an efficient strategy to improve vaccine acceptance and vaccination, even among reluctant individuals.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Female
Male
Adult
Middle Aged
COVID-19 Vaccines administration & dosage
Young Adult
Personal Autonomy
SARS-CoV-2
Patient Acceptance of Health Care psychology
Adolescent
Aged
France
Surveys and Questionnaires
Personal Satisfaction
Intention
Trust psychology
COVID-19 prevention & control
COVID-19 psychology
Vaccination Hesitancy psychology
Vaccination Hesitancy statistics & numerical data
Motivation
Vaccination psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2518
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38704252
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.068