Intentions to Seek Information About COVID-19 Vaccine Among Young Adults: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

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Abstract

Young adults have been one of the lowest vaccinated groups against COVID-19 in the U.S. Since information seeking intention is closely related to individual’s behavior intention, this study used expanded theory of planned behavior model to explain COVID-19 vaccine information seeking intention among young adults. Results suggested that attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, and political view were significantly associated with information seeking intention while anticipated regret was not significantly associated with information seeking intention. The overall model contributed a substantive part of variance of information seeking intention (R2 = 0.58). Implications for public health communication strategies and vaccination campaigns were discussed.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1007/978-3-030-96960-8_7
Publication Date
2022-02-23
Publication Title
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume
13193
Extent
18
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Community
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Matteson, M., Ming, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2022). Intentions to Seek Information About COVID-19 Vaccine Among Young Adults: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (1–). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96960-8_7
Matteson, Miriam, Yue Ming, and Ying Zhu. 2022. “Intentions to Seek Information About COVID-19 Vaccine Among Young Adults: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior”. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96960-8_7.
Matteson, Miriam, et al. Intentions to Seek Information About COVID-19 Vaccine Among Young Adults: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 23 Feb. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96960-8_7.