Parental motivated helplessness in vaccinating children against Covid-19
Its association with fear, effectiveness and willingness to vaccinate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4228346 |
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| Authors | Mabelle Kretchner (0000-0002-2024-1026, Reichman University), Uri Lifshin (0000-0003-1609-8666, Reichman University), Mario Mikulincer (0000-0003-3639-0146, Reichman University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 1345-1358 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053231170055 |
| PMID | 37183794 |
| OpenAlex | W4376614483 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
According to the motivated helplessness hypothesis, parental feelings of helplessness regarding vaccinating children against COVID-19 may serve a protective function against vaccine fear and hesitancy. Two correlational studies conducted among Israelis (Study 1) and an international sample (Study 2), examined whether self-reported perceived helplessness in vaccinating children may be related to lower vaccine-fear, and higher perceived vaccine-effectiveness, trust in authorities' recommendations and willingness to vaccinate. Results indicated parents who felt they had no other choice but to vaccinate their children, exhibited less vaccine-fear, higher vaccine-effectiveness and greater intentions to vaccinate. Additionally, the relationships between vaccine-helplessness, vaccine-effectiveness and willingness to vaccinate were partially mediated by vaccine-fear. In Study 2, vaccine-helplessness was found related to higher trust in authorities' recommendations, which was partially mediated by vaccine-fear. The implications of these findings for research on the psychological function of helplessness in the parental decision-making process of vaccinating children during a pandemic are discussed
Association (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Feeling · Learned helplessness · Pandemic · Psychotherapist · Vaccination · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Clinical Psychology · Immunology · Social Psychology
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