Psychological profiling associated to vaccine resistance and hesitancy for COVID-19

Abstract

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a needfor and great acceptance of vaccination for COVID-19 has been shown among people in different nations, while anxieties about safety of vaccine might delay the campaign of vaccine acceptance. To increase vaccination exposure, vaccination plans or programs must be considered to eliminate barricades regarding price and accessibility of vaccination, and information from authority are imperative to ease people concerns about safety of vaccine. Along with all these reasons personality traits, decision making, and risk perception are also described as factors influencing vaccination hesitancy and resistance. Though previous researches have recognized factors related to different perceptions of immunization, inadequate attention has been paid to the personality role, risk perception and decision making in individual toward vaccination. This study aimed to review the effect of personality as measured by the Big Five personality traits, perception of risk and decision making toward vaccination.