Parents’ Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination and Childhood Vaccines During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 101053952110582
Author(s):  
Yakup Çağ ◽  
Güven Bektemür ◽  
Şemsinur Karabela ◽  
Derya Öztürk-Engin ◽  
Yasemin Çağ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Vaccines

scholarly journals Minimising Immunisation Pain of childhood vaccines: The MIP pilot study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narelle Jenkins ◽  
Francesca Orsini ◽  
Sonja Elia ◽  
Kirsten Perrett
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Childhood Vaccines

Republicans, Not Democrats, Are More Likely to Endorse Anti-Vaccine Misinformation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1532673X2110226
Author(s):  
Matthew Motta
Keyword(s):  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Scientific Experts ◽  
Childhood Vaccine ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Childhood Vaccines ◽  
Partisan Identification

Vaccine safety skeptics are often thought to be more likely to self-identify as Democrats (vs. Independents or Republicans). Recent studies, however, suggest that childhood vaccine misinformation is either more common among Republicans, or is uninfluenced by partisan identification (PID). Uncertainty about the partisan underpinnings of vaccine misinformation acceptance is important, as it could complicate efforts to pursue pro-vaccine health policies. I theorize that Republicans should be more likely to endorse anti-vaccine misinformation, as they tend to express more-negative views toward scientific experts. Across six demographically and nationally representative surveys, I find that—while few Americans think that “anti-vaxxers” are more likely to be Republicans than Democrats—Republican PID is significantly associated with the belief that childhood vaccines can cause autism. Consistent with theoretical expectations, effect is strongly mediated by anti-expert attitudes—an effect which supplemental panel analyses suggest is unlikely to be reverse causal.

scholarly journals The Role of Emotional Competences in Parents’ Vaccine Hesitancy

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Teresa Gavaruzzi ◽  
Marta Caserotti ◽  
Irene Leo ◽  
Alessandra Tasso ◽  
Leonardo Speri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Vaccine Safety ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Mental Images ◽  
Emotional Competencies ◽  
Vaccine Refusal ◽  
Behavior Study ◽  
Childhood Vaccines ◽  
Role Of Parents

The role of parents’ emotional competencies on vaccine hesitancy and decision making has been seldom examined. Two studies investigated the relationship between parents’ attitudes towards childhood vaccines and self-reported behavior (Study 1) and between parents’ emotional competence and attitudes towards vaccines (Study 2). In Study 1, predictors of temporal, partial, or complete vaccine refusal (having voluntarily postponed/forgone some/all vaccines) were examined in 2778 parents. In Study 2, psychological predictors of the attitude towards vaccines were examined in 593 parents, using the Profile of Emotional Competence and the valence of mental images spontaneously associated with the term “vaccine”. In Study 1, attitudes were aggregated in three independent factors (concerns about vaccine safety; diseases prevented by vaccines; and naturalistic views) that independently predicted vaccine refusal. In Study 2, a significant mediational analysis showed a positive indirect effect of intrapersonal emotional competences on attitudes towards vaccines, through mental images associated with the word “vaccine”. Parents’ intrapersonal emotional competences affected all dimensions of attitudes towards vaccines, suggesting that being able to manage, identify, and recognize one’s own emotions is central to vaccine acceptance. These findings suggest that intervention strategies, rather than stressing the pro-social benefits of vaccinating, should focus on aspects related to one’s own emotions.

Childhood vaccines: the R&D factor

Science ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 259 (5101) ◽  
pp. 1528-1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Vaccines

scholarly journals Coronavax: preparing community and government for COVID-19 vaccination: a research protocol for a mixed methods social research project

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e049356
Author(s):  
Katie Attwell ◽  
Samantha Carlson ◽  
Jordan Tchilingirian ◽  
Tauel Harper ◽  
Lara McKenzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Vaccination Programme ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Evidence Mapping ◽  
Media Study ◽  
Human Research Ethics ◽  
Childhood Vaccines

IntroductionAhead of the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination programme, the interdisciplinary Coronavax research team developed a multicomponent mixed methods project to support successful roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in Western Australia. This project seeks to analyse community attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine access and information needs. We also study how government incorporates research findings into the vaccination programme.Methods and analysisThe Coronavax protocol employs an analytical social media study, and a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with purposively selected community groups. Participant groups currently include healthcare workers, aged care workers, first responders, adults aged 65+ years, adults aged 30–64 years, young adults aged 18–29 years, education workers, parents/guardians of infants and young children (<5 years), parents/guardians of children aged 5–18 years with comorbidities and parents/guardians who are hesitant about routine childhood vaccines. The project also includes two studies that track how Australian state and Commonwealth (federal) governments use the study findings. These are functional dialogues (translation and discussion exercises that are recorded and analysed) and evidence mapping of networks within government (which track how study findings are used).Ethics and disseminationEthics approval has been granted by the Child and Adolescent Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and the University of Western Australia HREC. Study findings will be disseminated by a series of journal articles, reports to funders and stakeholders, and invited and peer-reviewed presentations.

Prevalence of Parental Concerns About Childhood Vaccines

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 548-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Kempe ◽  
Matthew F. Daley ◽  
Mary M. McCauley ◽  
Lori A. Crane ◽  
Christina A. Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parental Concerns ◽  
Childhood Vaccines
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