Predicting vaccine uptake during COVID-19 crisis: A motivational approach

The relation between conspiracism, government trust, and COVID-19 vaccination intentions: The key role of motivation

“…In contrast, identified regulation yielded a more systematic and stronger positive contribution to vaccination intentions. These findings have been observed for a variety of vaccines, including the human papillomavirus vaccine ( Denman et al, 2016 ), flu vaccination ( Moon et al, 2021 ), the seasonal influenza vaccine ( Fall et al, 2018 ) and the COVID-19 vaccine ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ). Importantly, identified motivation does not only relate to greater intentions to accept a COVID-19 vaccine, but is a robust predictor of individuals' self-reported vaccine uptake over time ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ).…”

“…These findings have been observed for a variety of vaccines, including the human papillomavirus vaccine ( Denman et al, 2016 ), flu vaccination ( Moon et al, 2021 ), the seasonal influenza vaccine ( Fall et al, 2018 ) and the COVID-19 vaccine ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ). Importantly, identified motivation does not only relate to greater intentions to accept a COVID-19 vaccine, but is a robust predictor of individuals' self-reported vaccine uptake over time ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ). Fostering the full endorsement of vaccination is thus key for the smooth and successful development of vaccination campaigns.…”

“…Effort-based amotivation relates to the concept of complacency used in the vaccine hesitancy literature ( Schmid et al, 2017 ). Although it relates negatively to COVID-19 vaccination intentions at the correlational level, it failed to carry unique predictive validity when considering the shared variance with other (de)motivating factors ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Yet, not all individuals are motivated to accept a vaccine. Schmitz et al (2021) also adopted a differentiated approach to the study of people's lack of motivation, thereby distinguishing between distrust- and effort-based amotivation. Clearly, distrust, or lack of confidence in the efficacy or the safety of the vaccine, is a chief driver of vaccine hesitancy ( Brewer, 2021 ; MacDonald, 2015 ) and negatively predicts intentions to accept a COVID-19 vaccine ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ).…”

“… Schmitz et al (2021) also adopted a differentiated approach to the study of people's lack of motivation, thereby distinguishing between distrust- and effort-based amotivation. Clearly, distrust, or lack of confidence in the efficacy or the safety of the vaccine, is a chief driver of vaccine hesitancy ( Brewer, 2021 ; MacDonald, 2015 ) and negatively predicts intentions to accept a COVID-19 vaccine ( Schmitz et al, 2021 ). As to effort-based amotivation, it denotes the fact that citizens consider that they lack sufficient resources to engage in the behavior ( Legault et al, 2006 ; Pelletier et al, 1999 ) or notice practical obstacles, including distance to a vaccination center or time needed to complete the vaccination plan.…”