Emotions and Motivations Underlying Adherence to the Anti-COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign : A Survey on a Sample of Italians under 30 Years

BACKGROUND: In Italy, the under-30 age category was the one that joined the anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign in an important way. This study investigates the emotional states and motivations underlying joining the anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

METHODS: A questionnaire consisting of SF-12, STAI Y, and open questions was administered to investigate the state of health, the state of anxiety, and motivational states of the participants.

RESULTS: Of the sample, 80.7% were vaccinated at the first call, deeming the action important to combat the infection. However, 48.2% stated that they were quite worried about the problems related to the pandemic, 37.3% feared being directly infected, and 43.4% were worried about the health of relatives and friends.

CONCLUSIONS: The positive impact that the vaccination campaign has had on the under-30 category is very significant for the immunization process, which is of fundamental importance for fighting the pandemic, so the "benefits" outweigh the "risks" related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 19(2021), 1 vom: 22. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Carpinelli, Luna [VerfasserIn]
De Caro, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Savarese, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Capunzo, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Mollo, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Moccia, Giuseppina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adherence
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine
Journal Article
Young adult

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.01.2022

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph19010077

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335454909