Covid-19 Aşılarına İlişkin Komplo İnancının Aşı Tutumuna Etkisi: Sakarya Örneği

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 1, 105 - 125, 28.03.2023

Ayhan Durmuş , Özgün Ünal

Öz

Çalışmada bireylerin aşı komplo inançlarının aşılara yönelik tutumları üzerindeki etkisinin belirlenmesi ve katılımcıların demografik özelliklerinin değişkenlerle arasındaki farklılığın ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak Demografik Bilgi Formu, Aşıya Komplo İnancı Ölçeği ve Aşıya Yönelik Tutumlar Ölçeği’nden oluşan çevrim içi anket formu kullanılmıştır. Veri analizinde; tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemler, keşfedici faktör analizi, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, güvenilirlik analizi, korelasyon analizi, regresyon analizi ve fark analizleri kullanılmıştır. Aşı komplo inancının olumlu aşı tutumu üzerinde negatif, olumsuz aşı tutumu üzerinde ise pozitif etkisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca bireylerin cinsiyetleri ile olumlu aşı tutumu ve olumsuz aşı tutumu arasında, B1 (Aşılar güvensiz olduklarından dolayı bence uygun değiller) ve B2 (Doğal bağışıklığımız olduğu için aşı olmamıza gerek yoktur) ifadeleri ile olumlu aşı tutumu, olumsuz aşı tutumu ve aşı komplo inancı arasında istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir. Covid-19 aşıları hakkında ortaya atılan komplo teorileri ve bilime olan inanç eksikliği veya güvensizliği, aşıya yönelik olumlu tutumu negatif etkilediği için toplumsal bağışıklığın kazanımının gecikmesine veya azalmasına yol açmaktadır. Bundan dolayı bireylerin güvenlik endişeleri giderilmeli, yanlış bilgi ve komplo teorileri çürütülmeli, bireylerin Covid-19 aşısı olma niyeti artırılmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, aşı komplo inancı, aşı tutumu, olumlu aşı tutumu, olumsuz aşı tutumu

The Effect of Conspiracy Beliefs Regarding Covid-19 Vaccines on Vaccine Attitude: The Case of Sakarya

Öz

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of individuals’ vaccine conspiracy beliefs on their attitudes towards vaccines and to reveal the differences between the demographic characteristics of the participants and the variables. In the study, an online questionnaire consisting of Demographic Information Form, Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale and Attitudes Towards Vaccine Scale was used as data collection tool. Descriptive statistical methods, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis and difference analysis were used in data analysis. It was determined that the vaccine conspiracy beliefs had a negative effect on the positive vaccination attitude and a positive effect on the negative vaccination attitude. In addition, statistically significant differences were found between the gender of the individuals and positive vaccination attitude, negative vaccination attitude. And that between B1 (I am not favorable to vaccines because they are unsafe.), B2 (There is no need to vaccinate because natural immunity exists.) and positive vaccine attitude, negative vaccine attitude and vaccine conspiracy belief. The conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines and the lack of faith or distrust in science negatively affect the positive attitude towards the vaccine, leading to a delay or decrease in the acquisition of herd immunity. Therefore, the security concerns of individuals should be eliminated, misinformation and conspiracy theories should be disproved, and the intention of individuals to be vaccinated against Covid-19 should be increased.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, vaccine conspiracy beliefs, vaccine attitude, positive vaccine attitude, negative vaccine attitude.

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