Linking the behavioral immune system to COVID-19 vaccination intention: the mediating role of the need for cognitive closure and vaccine hesitancy

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dc.authorid0000-0001-7160-1602en_US
dc.contributor.authorSolak, Çağlar
dc.contributor.authorPeker Dural, Hilal
dc.contributor.authorKarlıdağ, Sercan
dc.contributor.authorPeker, Mehmet
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-16T10:14:54Z
dc.date.available2022-01-16T10:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractVaccination has become one of the most effective ways of controlling the spread of COVID-19. Consequently, revealing the evolutionary and cognitive antecedents of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and vaccination intention has become crucial. Drawing on the theory of behavioral immune system (BIS), we investigate whether perceived vulnerability to disease (PVD) is associated with vaccination intentions through the need for cognitive closure (NCC) and vaccine hesitancy. The data was collected from 525 adults from Turkey. The structural equation modeling results indicate that of the two dimensions of PVD, germ aversion predicts COVID-19 vaccination intention through sequential mediation of NCC and vaccine hesitancy. Perceived infectability, on the other hand, is directly and positively related to vaccination intention. By showing the mediating role of NCC, our results offer an insight as to why germ aversion translates into vaccine hesitancy, and low vaccination intention. We discuss the potential benefits of considering the roles of BIS and NCC in campaigns and policies targeted at increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake and suggest implications for such practices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSolak, Ç., Peker-Dural, H., Karlıdağ, S., & Peker, M. (2022). Linking the behavioral immune system to COVID-19 vaccination intention: The mediating role of the need for cognitive closure and vaccine hesitancy. Personality and individual differences, 185, 111245.en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85114787551
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12939/2177
dc.identifier.volume185en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000701694800003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorKarlıdağ, Sercan
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofPersonality And Individual Differences
dc.relation.isversionof10.1016/j.paid.2021.111245en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Vaccinesen_US
dc.subjectBehavioral Immune Systemen_US
dc.subjectNeed For Cognitive Closureen_US
dc.subjectVaccine Hesitancyen_US
dc.subjectVaccination Intentionen_US
dc.titleLinking the behavioral immune system to COVID-19 vaccination intention: the mediating role of the need for cognitive closure and vaccine hesitancy
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