Residential College | false |
Status | 已發表Published |
Body appreciation as a factor associated with college students’ willingness to receive future COVID-19 vaccines | |
Liu, Zi Han1,2,3; Bai, Wei1,2,3; Cai, Hong1,2,3; Liu, Shou4; Chen, Xu5; Qi, Han5; Liu, Rui5; Cheung, Teris6; Su, Zhaohui7; Jackson, Todd8![]() ![]() ![]() | |
2021-11-05 | |
Source Publication | VACCINES
![]() |
ISSN | 2076-393X |
Volume | 9Issue:11Pages:1285 |
Abstract | Background: Following the initial manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, numerous studies have investigated factors that influence people’s vaccination intentions. However, no studies have examined links of vaccination attitudes with body-related attitudes, especially body apprecia-tion. To address this gap in the literature, we conducted this study to disentangle the relationship between college students’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions and body appreciation. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Chinese college students. Participants completed the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) and other questionnaire measures of demographics, intentions to be vaccinated, and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination programs. Results: A total of 2058 college students participated in this study. Students who were willing to get COVID-19 vaccines had significantly higher BAS-2 scores than did those who were unwilling to receive a vaccine (3.61 ± 0.84 vs. 3.34 ± 0.92, p < 0.001). A hierarchical multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to test the association between body appreciation and COVID-19 vaccine intentions when controlling for other covariates; elevated BAS-2 scores were associated with greater willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines (OR = 1.250, 95%CI: 1.112–1.406, p < 0.001), independent of other significant influences. Conclusion: Our study was the first to reveal that body appreciation is a significant factor related to college students’ COVID-19 vaccination intentions. Public health interventions designed to improve people’s body-appreciation levels may help in efforts to promote universal immunization. |
Keyword | Body Appreciation College Student Covid-19 Vaccine Vaccination Intentions |
DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9111285 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE ; SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Immunology ; Research & Experimental Medicine |
WOS Subject | Immunology ; Medicine, Research & Experimental |
WOS ID | WOS:000723347300001 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85118749902 |
Fulltext Access | |
Citation statistics | |
Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences INSTITUTE OF COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Institute of Translational Medicine DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINAL ADMINISTRATION |
Co-First Author | Liu, Zi Han; Bai, Wei; Cai, Hong; Liu, Shou; Chen, Xu; Qi, Han |
Corresponding Author | Sha, Sha |
Affiliation | 1.Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, & Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, 999078, Macao 2.Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, 999078, Macao 3.Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Macau, 999078, Macao 4.Department of Public Health, Medical College, Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China 5.The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders Beijing Anding Hospital & the Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, School of Mental Health, Beijing, 100069, China 6.School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 999077, Hong Kong 7.Center on Smart and Connected Health Technologies, Mays Cancer Center, School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, 73301, United States 8.Department of Psychology, University of Macau, 999078, Macao |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Macau |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Liu, Zi Han,Bai, Wei,Cai, Hong,et al. Body appreciation as a factor associated with college students’ willingness to receive future COVID-19 vaccines[J]. VACCINES, 2021, 9(11), 1285. |
APA | Liu, Zi Han., Bai, Wei., Cai, Hong., Liu, Shou., Chen, Xu., Qi, Han., Liu, Rui., Cheung, Teris., Su, Zhaohui., Jackson, Todd., Sha, Sha., & Xiang, Yu Tao (2021). Body appreciation as a factor associated with college students’ willingness to receive future COVID-19 vaccines. VACCINES, 9(11), 1285. |
MLA | Liu, Zi Han,et al."Body appreciation as a factor associated with college students’ willingness to receive future COVID-19 vaccines".VACCINES 9.11(2021):1285. |
Files in This Item: | There are no files associated with this item. |
Items in the repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
Edit Comment