Willingness to Receive the Covid-19 Vaccination and the Psychological State of Japanese University Students
A Cross-Sectional Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shogo Tsutsumi (0000-0002-6779-8083, Hiroshima University), Noriaki Maeda (0000-0002-4447-8917, Hiroshima University), Tsubasa Tashiro (0000-0001-8339-3652, Hiroshima University), Satoshi Arima (0000-0001-9066-5310, Hiroshima University), Rami Mizuta (0000-0003-3652-9806, Hiroshima University), Kazuki Fukui (Hiroshima University), Koichi Naito (0000-0002-5092-686X, Nagoya Women's University), Makoto Komiya (0000-0003-4183-6114, Hiroshima University), Yukio Urabe (0000-0002-2948-8543, Hiroshima University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1654-1654 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19031654 |
| PMID | 35162676 |
| OpenAlex | W4210315577 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
Vaccinations may be one of the solutions to end the COVID-19 pandemic. One's psychological state may be strongly related to one's willingness to be vaccinated. This study investigated the relationship between the psychological state of Japanese university students and their willingness to be vaccinated. A self-report questionnaire on COVID-19, its vaccines (vaccination status, and perceived efficacy and safety), and psychological state (anxiety and depressive mood) was administered online, and 560 valid responses were obtained. The unvaccinated group reported significantly lower perceived vaccine effectiveness and importance than the vaccinated group. However, there were no differences in anxiety and depressive mood symptoms between the two groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed on the unvaccinated participants to identify the factors associated with their unwillingness to be vaccinated; there was a significant association between anxiety and unwillingness to receive the vaccine ( p < 0.05). However, there was no significant association between depressive mood and unwillingness to receive the vaccine. The results suggest that timely psychological support for Japanese university students experiencing high levels of anxiety is important in accelerating vaccination programs
Anxiety · Association (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Depression (economics · Depressive mood · Disease · Logistic regression · Mood · Multivariate analysis · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Vaccination · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |