A Moderated Mediation Model of the Influence of Cynical Distrust, Medical Mistrust, and Anger on Vaccination Hesitancy in Nursing Staff
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Published:2023-10-29
Issue:11
Volume:13
Page:2373-2387
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ISSN:2254-9625
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Container-title:European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
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language:en
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Short-container-title:EJIHPE
Author:
Tselebis Athanasios1ORCID, Sikaras Christos2ORCID, Milionis Charalampos3, Sideri Eleni Paraskevi4, Fytsilis Konstantinos1, Papageorgiou Styliani Maria1, Ilias Ioannis3ORCID, Pachi Argyro1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Psychiatric Department, Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece 2. Nursing Department, Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece 3. Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou General and Maternity Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece 4. Emergency Department of General Hospital of Athens Korgialeneio—Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross, 11526 Athens, Greece
Abstract
During the pandemic, nurses experienced anger that stemmed from a sense of threat, frustration, or even a sense of injustice. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between vaccination hesitancy, anger, cynicism, and medical mistrust among nurses, as there are no relevant studies in the literature. This study was conducted online by completing self-report questionnaires. The Dimensions of Anger Reactions-5, the 8-item “Cynical Distrust” scale, and the Medical Mistrust Multiformat Scale were used. For vaccination hesitancy, two questions with a 5-point scale were used: one question examining hesitancy to get vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine, and another question examining hesitancy to get vaccinated with the influenza vaccine. In total, 387 nurses (66 men and 321 women) participated in this study. Nurses showed statistically greater hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine compared to hesitancy toward the influenza vaccine. The variation in vaccine hesitancy was explained by the scores in the Medical Mistrust Multiformat Scale, the Dimensions of Anger Reactions, and the Cynical Distrust Scale. The Medical Mistrust Multiformat Scale mediated the relationship between the Cynical Distrust Scale and total vaccine hesitancy. The Dimensions of Anger Reactions Scale significantly moderated the indirect effect of the Cynical Distrust Scale on total vaccine hesitancy through the Medical Mistrust Multiformat Scale. In conclusion, it is highly likely that anger is involved in reported vaccine hesitancy both by activating schemas of distrust in others and by adopting anti-systemic views of mistrust in the medical system.
Subject
Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology,Developmental and Educational Psychology
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