Paranormal Beliefs, Vaccine Confidence, and COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

Conservative religious ideologies have been linked to vaccine hesitancy. Yet, little is known about how paranormal beliefs relate to vaccine confidence and uptake. We hypothesize that paranormal beliefs will be negatively related to both confidence and uptake due to their association with lower leve...

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Autori: Corcoran, Katie E. (Autore) ; Scheitle, Christopher P. 1981- (Autore) ; DiGregorio, Bernard D. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Oxford Univ. Press 2023
In: Sociology of religion
Anno: 2023, Volume: 84, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 111-143
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B USA / Credenza negli spiriti / Vaccinazione / Fiducia / Wissenschaftsbewertung / Teoria complottista / COVID-19 / Pandemia
Notazioni IxTheo:AD Sociologia delle religioni
AZ Nuove religioni
KBQ America settentrionale
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Riepilogo:Conservative religious ideologies have been linked to vaccine hesitancy. Yet, little is known about how paranormal beliefs relate to vaccine confidence and uptake. We hypothesize that paranormal beliefs will be negatively related to both confidence and uptake due to their association with lower levels of trust in science and a greater acceptance of conspiratorial beliefs. We test this hypothesis using a new nationally representative sample of U.S. adults fielded in May and June of 2021 by NORC. Using regression models with a sample of 1,734, we find that paranormal beliefs are negatively associated with general vaccine confidence, COVID-19 vaccine confidence, and COVID-19 vaccine uptake. These associations are partially or fully attenuated net of trust in science and conspiratorial belief. Although not a focus of the study, we also find that Christian nationalism’s negative association with the outcomes is fully accounted for by measures of trust in science and conspiratorial beliefs.
ISSN:1759-8818
Comprende:Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srac024