Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Conspiracy Theories

Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Conspiracy Theories

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Understanding the predictors of the willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 may aid in the resolution of current and future pandemics.We investigate how the readiness to believe conspiracy theories Bike Accessories - Other - Miscellaneous and the three dimensions of health locus of control (HLOC) affect the attitude toward vaccination.A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the data from an online survey of a sample of Czech university students (n = 866) collected in January 2021, using the multivariate linear regression models and moderation analysis.The results found that 60% of Czech students wanted to get vaccinated against COVID-19.In addition, 40% of the variance of willingness to get vaccinated was explained by the belief in the COVID-19-related conspiracy theories and the powerful others dimension of HLOC.

One-sixth of the variance of the willingness to get vaccinated was explained by HLOC, cognitive reflection, and digital health literacy [eHealth Literacy Scale (EHEALS)].HLOC and conspiracy mentality (CM) and its predictors are valid predictors of a hesitancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19.The campaigns promoting vaccination should target the DINING TABLE groups specifically vulnerable to the conspiracy theories and lacking HLOC related to powerful others.