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      Predicting COVID‐19 booster vaccine intentions

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      Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
      Wiley

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          Abstract Achieving broad immunity through vaccination is a cornerstone strategy for long‐term management of COVID‐19 infections, particularly the prevention of serious cases and hospitalizations. Evidence that vaccine‐induced immunity wanes over time points to the need for COVID‐19 booster vaccines, and maximum compliance is required to maintain population‐level immunity. Little is known of the correlates of intentions to receive booster vaccines among previously vaccinated individuals. The present study applied an integrated model to examine effects of beliefs from multiple social cognition theories alongside sets of generalized, stable beliefs on individuals' booster vaccine intentions. US residents (N = 479) recruited from an online survey panel completed measures of social cognition constructs (attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and risk perceptions), generalized beliefs (vaccine hesitancy, political orientation, and free will beliefs), and COVID‐19 vaccine intentions. Social cognition constructs were related to booster vaccine intentions, with attitude and subjective norms exhibiting the largest effects. Effects of vaccine hesitancy, political orientation, and free will beliefs on intentions were mediated by the social cognition constructs, and only vaccine hesitancy had a small residual effect on intentions. Findings provide preliminary evidence that contributes to an evidence base of potential targets for intervention messages aimed at promoting booster vaccine intentions.

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                Journal
                Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
                Applied Psych Health & Well
                Wiley
                1758-0846
                1758-0854
                February 22 2022
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Psychological Sciences University of California Merced California USA
                [2 ]Health Sciences Research Institute University of California Merced California USA
                [3 ]Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Finland
                [4 ]School of Applied Psychology Griffith University Brisbane Queensland Australia
                [5 ]Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Brisbane Queensland Australia
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                10.1111/aphw.12349
                7f1108db-aede-4d7c-a3f8-578f02a01257
                © 2022

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

                http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1

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