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Cyberchondria, Fear of COVID-19, and Risk Perception Mediate the Association between Problematic Social Media Use and Intention to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
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- Ahorsu, Daniel Kwasi (author)
- Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Rehabil Sci, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China.
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- Lin, Chung-Ying (author)
- Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Inst Allied Hlth Sci, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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- Alimoradi, Zainab (author)
- Qazvin Univ Med Sci, Res Inst Prevent Noncommunicable Dis, Social Determinants Hlth Res Ctr, Qazvin 3419759811, Iran.
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- Griffiths, Mark D. (author)
- Nottingham Trent Univ, Psychol Dept, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, England.
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- Chen, Hsin-Pao (author)
- E DA Hosp, Dept Surg, Div Colon & Rectal Surg, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan.;I Shou Univ, Coll Med, Sch Med, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan.
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- Broström, Anders (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för omvårdnad,HHJ. ADULT,Jonkoping Univ, Sch Hlth & Welf, Dept Nursing, S-55333 Jonkoping, Sweden.
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- Timpka, Toomas (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för samhälle och hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Enheten för folkhälsa
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- Pakpour, Amir H. (author)
- Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för omvårdnad,Qazvin Univ Med Sci, Res Inst Prevent Noncommunicable Dis, Social Determinants Hlth Res Ctr, Qazvin 3419759811, Iran.;Jonkoping Univ, Sch Hlth & Welf, Dept Nursing, S-55333 Jonkoping, Sweden.
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Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Rehabil Sci, Hung Hom, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Inst Allied Hlth Sci, Tainan 701, Taiwan. (creator_code:org_t)
- 2022-01-14
- 2022
- English.
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In: Vaccines. - : MDPI. - 2076-393X. ; 10:1
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- Vaccination is the most effective way to control the COVID-19 pandemic, but vaccination hesitancy threatens this effort worldwide. Consequently, there is a need to understand what influences individuals' intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Restriction of information gathering on societal developments to social media may influence attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination through exposure to disinformation and imbalanced arguments. The present study examined the association between problematic social media use and intention to get the COVID-19 vaccine, taking into account the mediating roles of cyberchondria, fear of COVID-19, and COVID-19 risk perception. In a cross-sectional survey study, a total of 10,843 residents of Qazvin City, Iran completed measures on problematic social media use, fear of COVID-19, cyberchondria, COVID-19 risk perception, and intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that there was no direct association between problematic social media use and intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Nonetheless, cyberchondria, fear of COVID-19, and COVID-19 risk perception (each or serially) mediated associations between problematic social media use and intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine. These results add to the understanding of the role of problematic social media use in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, i.e., it is not the quantity of social media use per se that matters. This knowledge of the mediating roles of cyberchondria, fear of COVID-19, and COVID-19 risk perception can be used by public health experts and policymakers when planning educational interventions and other initiatives in COVID-19 vaccination programs.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi -- Socialt arbete (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology -- Social Work (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- vaccination
- COVID-19
- cyberchondria
- fear of COVID-19
- risk perception
- problematic social media use
- intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine
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