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Resilience and intention of healthcare workers in China to receive a COVID‐19 vaccination: The mediating role of life satisfaction and stigma
Author(s) -
Mo Phoenix K. H.,
She Rui,
Yu Yanqiu,
Li Lijuan,
Yang Qian,
Lin Jianyan,
Ye Xiaoli,
Wu Suliu,
Yang Zhenggui,
Guan Suzhen,
Zhang Jianxin,
Hu Huahua,
Xie Luyao,
Lau Joseph T. F.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.15143
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , vaccination , psychological resilience , mainland china , medicine , life satisfaction , covid-19 , cross sectional study , health care , china , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , immunology , disease , pathology , political science , law , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Aims The present study investigated the association between resilience, stigma, life satisfaction and the intention to receive a COVID‐19 vaccination among Chinese HCWs. It also explored the mediating role of stigma and life satisfaction on the association between resilience and intention to receive a COVID‐19 vaccination. Design An anonymous cross‐sectional survey. Methods 1733 HCWs from five hospitals in four provinces of mainland China completed a cross‐sectional online survey in October and November 2020. Results Among the HCWs, the rate of intention to receive a COVID‐19 vaccination was 73.1%. Results from structural equation modelling showed that resilience was associated both directly, and indirectly with greater intent to receive a COVID‐19 vaccination through two pathways: first by increasing life satisfaction, and second by reducing stigma and increasing life satisfaction. Conclusion Promoting the resilience of HCWs has the potential to increase the COVID‐19 vaccination uptake rate among HCWs in China. Impact This study tested the relationship between several psychological factors and the COVID‐19 vaccination intention of HCWs in China, finding that resilience played a significant role in improving COVID‐19 vaccination intention rates by reducing stigma and increasing life satisfaction.