Germany under the Tinfoil Hat? The associations of the big five personality traits and coronavirus conspiracy beliefs with the intention to get vaccinated.

Publication date: Sep 01, 2024

The governments of democracies worldwide are relying on the active cooperation of their populations to combat COVID-19. Simultaneously, beliefs in conspiracy theories surrounding the pandemic have flourished. The present article examines the effects of the big five personality traits and conspiracy beliefs on the intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Germany. This correlational, cross-sectional mediation analysis was conducted using data from a nationwide German household panel (N = 1390). Openness to experience (β = -. 082, p = . 004) and neuroticism (β = . 112, p

Concepts Keywords
Coronavirus Adult
Covid Aged
Germany Behaviour
Openness Big Five
Pandemic Conspiracy Beliefs
COVID-19
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Germany
Humans
Intention
Male
Middle Aged
Personality
Personality Traits
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccination
Young Adult

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease VO vaccinated
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH neuroticism
disease VO vaccination

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