The moderating role of trust in pandemic-relevant institutions on the relation between pandemic fatigue and vaccination intentions
- Author(s)
- David D Scholz, Martina Bader, Cornelia Betsch, Robert Böhm, Lau Lilleholt, Philipp Sprengholz, Ingo Zettler
- Abstract
This research helps to clarify the relation between pandemic fatigue (PF) and vaccination intentions (VI). Theoretically, two patterns seem plausible. First, as with any other health protective measure, PF might reduce the motivation to get vaccinated. Second, PF might increase the motivation to get vaccinated because vaccination reduces the number of (other) health protective measure needed. We tested these two opposing predictions and further explored the moderating role of trust in pandemic-relevant institutions on the link between PF and VI in two large-scale survey studies from Denmark and Germany (collected between 2020 and 2021; total N > 22,000). Data was analyzed using multiple regression models. Analyses reveal a negative link between PF and VI that is less pronounced for people high in trust. Results remain stable when accounting for covariates and quadratic trends. Thus, trust might buffer the negative relation between PF and VI.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Occupational, Economic and Social Psychology
- External organisation(s)
- University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universität Erfurt, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Central European University Vienna
- Journal
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Volume
- 29
- Pages
- 358-364
- No. of pages
- 7
- ISSN
- 1359-1053
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053231201038
- Publication date
- 2023
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501021 Social psychology
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/the-moderating-role-of-trust-in-pandemicrelevant-institutions-on-the-relation-between-pandemic-fatigue-and-vaccination-intentions(85c7e316-14a6-4fea-a0c2-2d8e064fe97d).html