The Relationship Between Vaccine Hesitancy and Personality Traits

Abstract

The current study aimed to examine the relationship between vaccine hesitancy and personality traits. 404 volunteers between the ages of 18-65 participated in the study. Sociodemographic Data Form, Scale of Vaccine Hesitancy [SVH] and Big Five Inventory [BFI] were administered. The determined relationships between the SVH total scores and specific personality traits were as follows: a positive weak correlation with neuroticism scores p = 0.05; r = 0.10), a weak negative correlation with the conscientiousness scores p = 0.03; r = -0.11), and a weak negative relationship between the agreeableness scores p = 0.03; r = -0.20). The results of the T-test and ANOVA revealed that vaccine hesitancy levels differed on the basis of marital status and age [Marital Status: t(402) = 1.99; Age: p = 0.05; F(3, 400) = 3.27; p = 0.05]. According to multiple linear regression analysis, agreeableness and age variables predicted vaccine hesitancy levels [Agreeableness (ß = -.16; p = .004); Age (ß = .13; p = .02)]. The results of our study showed that personality factors are associated with vaccine hesitancy. It was reported that individuals with high neurotic personality levels have an increase in vaccine hesitancy levels. Similarly, as the agreeableness and conscientiousness scores decreased, the antivaccination levels increased We believe that our findings will be helpful in predicting the tendency of individuals to be vaccine hesitant and in determining the target group in vaccine persuasion studies

Keywords

• vaccine hesitancy
• personality traits
• COVID-19
• Turkey
• neuroticism

Aşı Karşıtlığı ve Kişilik Özellikleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Çalışmamızın amacı aşı karşıtlığı ile kişilik özellikleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya 18-65 yaş arası 404 gönüllü kişi katılmıştır. Katılımcılara Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, Aşı Karşıtlığı Ölçeği [AKÖ] ve Beş Faktör Kişilik Envanteri [BFI] uygulanmıştır. Katılımcıların AKÖ-toplam puanları ile nevrotiklik puanları arasında pozitif yönlü ilişki olduğu (p = 0.05; r = 0.10), sorumluluk puanları arasında negatif yönlü çok zayıf ilişki olduğu (p = 0.03; r = -0.11) ve uyumluluk puanları arasında negatif yönlü zayıf ilişki olduğu (p = 0.03; r = -0.20) tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra, yürütülen T testi ve Anova analizleri sonucunda aşı karşıtlığının araştırmaya dahil edilen sosyodemografik değişkenlerden evlilik durumu ve yaşa göre farklılaştığı tespit edilmiştir [Evlilik Durumu: t(402) = 1.99; Yaş: p = 0.05; F(3, 400) = 3.28; p = 0.05] Çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizine göre ise uyumluluk ve yaş değişkenleri aşı karşıtlığını yordamaktadır [Uyumluluk (ß = -.16; p = .004); Yaş (ß = .13; p = .02)]. Çalışmamızın sonuçları aşı karşıtlığında kişilik faktörlerinin ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Nevrotik kişilik düzeyleri yüksek olan bireylerin aşı kararsızlığı düzeylerinde artış olduğu görülmektedir. Benzer biçimde bireylerin uyumluluk ve sorumluluk puanları düştükçe aşı karşıtlığı düzeylerinde artış gözlemlenmiştir. Bulgularımızın bireylerin aşı karşıtlığı eğilimlerini öngörmede ve aşı ikna çalışmalarında hedef kitlenin belirlenmesine yardımcı olacağına inanmaktayız

Keywords

• aşı karşıtlığı
• kişilik özellikleri
• COVID-19
• Türkiye
• nevrotiklik

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