Moral values predict county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States.
Moral values predict county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States.
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道德价值观可预测美国县级 COVID-19 疫苗接种率。
DOI：
10.1037/amp0001020
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
16.4
通讯作者：
Dehghani, Morteza
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作者：
Reimer, Nils Karl;Atari, Mohammad;Karimi-Malekabadi, Farzan;Trager, Jackson;Kennedy, Brendan;Graham, Jesse;Dehghani, Morteza
尽管COVID-19疫苗广泛可用，但美国的疫苗接种率相对于类似国家而言较低。了解疫苗拒绝的心理，特别是美国亚群疫苗耐药性变异的可能来源，可以帮助设计有效的干预策略，以增加不同地区的疫苗接种。在这里，我们证明了县级道德价值观（即关怀、公平、忠诚、权威和纯洁）与美国3,106个县的COVID-19疫苗接种率相关。具体来说，根据我们的假设，我们发现，在居民优先考虑身体和精神纯洁的道德问题的县，接种疫苗的人较少。此外，我们发现，对群体公平性和忠诚度的更强认可预示着更高的疫苗接种率。在调整了疫苗接种的结构性障碍、各县的人口构成及其居民的政治投票行为后，这些关联是稳健的。我们的研究结果对健康传播，基于有针对性的信息的干预策略以及我们对接种犹豫和行为的道德心理的基本理解具有影响。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2024阿帕，保留所有权利）
Despite the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States has a depressed rate of vaccination relative to similar countries. Understanding the psychology of vaccine refusal, particularly the possible sources of variation in vaccine resistance across US subpopulations, can aid in designing effective intervention strategies to increase vaccination across different regions. Here, we demonstrate that county-level moral values (ie, Care, Fairness, Loyalty, Authority, and Purity) are associated with COVID-19 vaccination rates across 3,106 counties in the contiguous United States. Specifically, in line with our hypothesis, we find that fewer people are vaccinated in counties whose residents prioritize moral concerns about bodily and spiritual purity. Further, we find that stronger endorsements of concerns about Fairness and Loyalty to the group predict higher vaccination rates. These associations are robust after adjusting for structural barriers to vaccination, the demographic makeup of the counties, and their residents’ political voting behavior. Our findings have implications for health communication, intervention strategies based on targeted messaging, and our fundamental understanding of the moral psychology of vaccination hesitancy and behavior.(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)