Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Jamie Murphy; Frédérique Vallières; Richard P. Bentall; Mark Shevlin; Orla McBride; Todd K. Hartman; Ryan McKay; Kate Bennett; Liam Mason; Jilly Gibson-Miller; Liat Levita; Anton P. Martinez; Thomas V. A. Stocks; Thanos Karatzias; Philip Hyland

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20226-9

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Jamie Murphy,
Frédérique Vallières,
Richard P. Bentall,
Mark Shevlin,
Orla McBride,
Todd K. Hartman,
Ryan McKay,
Kate Bennett,
Liam Mason,
Jilly Gibson-Miller,
Liat Levita,
Anton P. Martinez,
Thomas V. A. Stocks,
Thanos Karatzias,
Philip Hyland

Affiliations

Jamie Murphy: School of Psychology, Ulster University
Frédérique Vallières: Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin
Richard P. Bentall: Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Mark Shevlin: School of Psychology, Ulster University
Orla McBride: School of Psychology, Ulster University
Todd K. Hartman: Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Ryan McKay: Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London
Kate Bennett: Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool
Liam Mason: Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London
Jilly Gibson-Miller: Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Liat Levita: Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Anton P. Martinez: Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Thomas V. A. Stocks: Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield
Thanos Karatzias: School of Health and Social Care, Napier University
Philip Hyland: Department of Psychology, Maynooth University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20226-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Hesitancy and resistance towards vaccination is a challenge for public health. Here the authors determine psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy or resistance attitudes in the UK and Ireland.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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