To get vaccinated, or not to get vaccinated, that is the question:Illness representations about covid-19 and perceptions about covid-19 vaccination as predictors of covid-19 vaccination willingness among young adults in the Netherlands

Mass vaccination is considered necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, vaccination willingness was found to be especially low among young adults. Therefore, based on the extended Common Sense Model, the unique effects and the interplay of illness representations about COVID-19 and perceptions about COVID-19 vaccination in explaining COVID-19 vaccination willingness was investigated using a cross-sectional design. An online survey measuring the relevant variables was filled in by 584 participants (69.9% female) between 18 and 34 years. Correlation analyses showed that all illness r... Mehr ...