Influence of Age and Message Frame on COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness Early in the Pandemic.

Spalvins, NC; Leon, T; Bailey, PE

Influence of Age and Message Frame on COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness Early in the Pandemic.

Spalvins, NC Leon, T

Bailey, PE

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Appl Gerontol, 2024, pp. 7334648231225341
Issue Date:: 2024-01-21

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dc.contributor.author	Spalvins, NC
dc.contributor.author	Leon, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-758X
dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-02T00:16:40Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-02T00:16:40Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-21
dc.identifier.citation	J Appl Gerontol, 2024, pp. 7334648231225341
dc.identifier.issn	0733-4648
dc.identifier.issn	1552-4523
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/176015
dc.description.abstract	Objective: This study examined whether age would moderate the association between a brief message frame intervention and COVID-19 vaccine willingness. Methods: Data were collected in Australia between 25 June and 5 July 2021. Participants (N = 187) aged 18-85 years had not yet received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. After random assignment to a gain- or loss-framed message, participants reported COVID-19 vaccine willingness, general anti-vaccine attitudes, approach and avoidance motivation, and COVID-19 illness risk perception. Results: Message frame did not influence COVID-19 vaccine willingness. However, greater COVID-19 illness risk perception and older age increased the odds of Pfizer vaccine willingness, while lower avoidance motivation increased the odds of AstraZeneca vaccine willingness. Greater anti-vaccine ideology decreased the odds of willingness to receive either of the COVID-19 vaccines. Conclusions: A brief message frame intervention did not influence COVID-19 vaccine willingness across the adult lifespan.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200100876
dc.relation.ispartof	J Appl Gerontol
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/07334648231225341
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	Spalvins, N. C., Leon, T., & Bailey, P. E. (2024). Influence of Age and Message Frame on COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness Early in the Pandemic. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 0(0). Copyright ©2024. DOI: 10.1177/07334648231225341
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Gerontology
dc.subject.classification	32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	42 Health sciences
dc.subject.classification	52 Psychology
dc.title	Influence of Age and Message Frame on COVID-19 Vaccination Willingness Early in the Pandemic.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Clinical Psychology
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-03-02T00:16:39Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

Objective: This study examined whether age would moderate the association between a brief message frame intervention and COVID-19 vaccine willingness. Methods: Data were collected in Australia between 25 June and 5 July 2021. Participants (N = 187) aged 18-85 years had not yet received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. After random assignment to a gain- or loss-framed message, participants reported COVID-19 vaccine willingness, general anti-vaccine attitudes, approach and avoidance motivation, and COVID-19 illness risk perception. Results: Message frame did not influence COVID-19 vaccine willingness. However, greater COVID-19 illness risk perception and older age increased the odds of Pfizer vaccine willingness, while lower avoidance motivation increased the odds of AstraZeneca vaccine willingness. Greater anti-vaccine ideology decreased the odds of willingness to receive either of the COVID-19 vaccines. Conclusions: A brief message frame intervention did not influence COVID-19 vaccine willingness across the adult lifespan.

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