The mediating role of scientifical-medical satisfaction between COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and vaccine confidence: a two-waves structural equation model

Vaccine confidence has emerged as one of the most relevant psychological factors implied in the worldwide affecting the fight against COVID-19—as well as public trust in doctors, medicine, and science. Indeed, the vaccine confidence is crucial to maximize the trust in vaccines and their use for prev...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 2023-04, Vol.46 (1-2), p.201-211
Main Authors: Mignemi, Giuseppe, Panzeri, Anna, Granziol, Umberto, Bruno, Giovanni, Bertamini, Marco, Vidotto, Giulio, Spoto, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Beliefs
Conspiracy
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccines
Family Medicine
Female
General Practice
Health behavior
Health Psychology
Humans
Influence
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Polls & surveys
Psychological aspects
Public Health
Research Design
Satisfaction
Social interventions
Structural equation modeling
Surveys
Vaccines
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Summary:Vaccine confidence has emerged as one of the most relevant psychological factors implied in the worldwide affecting the fight against COVID-19—as well as public trust in doctors, medicine, and science. Indeed, the vaccine confidence is crucial to maximize the trust in vaccines and their use for prevention, with several implications for public health. This study aimed to analyse the relationships among between vaccine confidence, conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19, and satisfaction with science and medicine in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal observational survey was administered to a convenience sample (n = 544; mean age 52.76 y.o., SD = 15.11; females 46.69%) from the Italian general population. A two-waves mediation model—a structural equation model technique—was used. The survey was part of a larger international project ( https://osf.io/qy65b/ ). The model highlighted that the conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19 had a negative effect on the satisfaction with medicine and science (β = − 0.13, se = 0.03, p  
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/s10865-022-00322-5