The availability of vaccines does not mean that people will be willing to get vaccinated. For example, different conspiracy beliefs on the adverse effects of vaccines may lead people to avoid collective health measures. This paper explores the role played by antecedents of COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs, such as the role of political ideology and the endorsement of moral purity values, and the consequences of COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs in terms of the acceptance of a COVID vaccine (when available) via structural equation modelling (SEM). A sample of 590 Italian participants filled in a questionnaire implemented using the Qualtrics.com platform, during the first Italian lockdown in April–May 2020. Results showed that endorsing purity values predicted stronger negative attitude towards COVID‐vaccines. Moreover, conspiracy beliefs negatively predicted general attitudes toward vaccines. Faith in science negatively predicted general and COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs, with those believing more in science also less endorsing general and COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs. The attitudes towards the vaccines mediated the relationship between COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs and attitudes towards COVID vaccine.

(2021). Conspiracy beliefs and acceptance of covid‐vaccine: An exploratory study in Italy [journal article - articolo]. In SOCIAL SCIENCES. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/208066

Conspiracy beliefs and acceptance of covid‐vaccine: An exploratory study in Italy

Pivetti, Monica;
2021-01-01

Abstract

The availability of vaccines does not mean that people will be willing to get vaccinated. For example, different conspiracy beliefs on the adverse effects of vaccines may lead people to avoid collective health measures. This paper explores the role played by antecedents of COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs, such as the role of political ideology and the endorsement of moral purity values, and the consequences of COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs in terms of the acceptance of a COVID vaccine (when available) via structural equation modelling (SEM). A sample of 590 Italian participants filled in a questionnaire implemented using the Qualtrics.com platform, during the first Italian lockdown in April–May 2020. Results showed that endorsing purity values predicted stronger negative attitude towards COVID‐vaccines. Moreover, conspiracy beliefs negatively predicted general attitudes toward vaccines. Faith in science negatively predicted general and COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs, with those believing more in science also less endorsing general and COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs. The attitudes towards the vaccines mediated the relationship between COVID‐related conspiracy beliefs and attitudes towards COVID vaccine.
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2021
Pivetti, Monica; Melotti, Giannino; Bonomo, Mariana; Hakoköngäs, Eemeli
(2021). Conspiracy beliefs and acceptance of covid‐vaccine: An exploratory study in Italy [journal article - articolo]. In SOCIAL SCIENCES. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/208066
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