Personality and adherence to the COVID-19 vaccine: the role of agreeableness and openness traits
| 1 | Universidade São Francisco |
| 2 | R-PAS |
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Submission date: 2021-05-25
Final revision date: 2021-08-24
Acceptance date: 2021-08-28
Online publication date: 2022-04-01
Publication date: 2022-04-01
Arch Psych Psych 2022;24(1):13–21
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Aim of the study:
This study aimed to verify the relationship between personality traits and commitment to vaccination against COVID-19.
Subject or material and methods:
The sample consisted of 595 Brazilian adults aged 18-72 years, who answered the Big Five Inventory 2 Short (BFI-2-S) and a COVID-19 Vaccine Questionnaire.
Results:
Higher scores in agreeableness and openness were associated with a higher probability of adhering to the vaccination program, and higher scores in extroversion and lower scores in agreeableness were associated with poor adherence to the vaccination, anti-vaccine movement, and conspiracy beliefs against the vaccine (p ≤ .01).
Discussion:
These results show the agreeableness and openness traits seem to be crucial for adherence to the vaccination program.
Conclusions:
The findings indicate the importance of acknowledging agreeableness and openness traits as relevant in the adherence to the public policies programs against the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study aimed to verify the relationship between personality traits and commitment to vaccination against COVID-19.
Subject or material and methods:
The sample consisted of 595 Brazilian adults aged 18-72 years, who answered the Big Five Inventory 2 Short (BFI-2-S) and a COVID-19 Vaccine Questionnaire.
Results:
Higher scores in agreeableness and openness were associated with a higher probability of adhering to the vaccination program, and higher scores in extroversion and lower scores in agreeableness were associated with poor adherence to the vaccination, anti-vaccine movement, and conspiracy beliefs against the vaccine (p ≤ .01).
Discussion:
These results show the agreeableness and openness traits seem to be crucial for adherence to the vaccination program.
Conclusions:
The findings indicate the importance of acknowledging agreeableness and openness traits as relevant in the adherence to the public policies programs against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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