The Effect of Psychological Antecedents of Vaccination to Vaccination Behavior of Young Adult in Jabodetabek

Howard Ricardo, Bungarani Pramadefitra, Adhityawarman Menaldi

2021

Abstract

The viral Covid-19 pandemic has affected public health, economic and well-being significantly throughout the world. In order to reach herd immunity and prevent the transmission of the virus, the Indonesian government launched a vaccination program in January 2021 and it is projected to last for 15 months. This research focuses on understanding the psychological antecedents that affect young adult’s intention to be vaccinated, since surveys found that several people in this age group are still vaccine hesitant. 214 online questionnaires from young adults (18-25 years old) in Jabodetabek were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The result indicates that Psychological Antecedents of Vaccination has a significant effect on vaccination behavior, F(12, 201) = 9.131, p < 0.01, R² = 0.353, with confidence, β = 0.246, t(201) = 3.445, p = 0.001, collective responsibility, β = 0.342, t(201) = 4.250, p = 0.000 and Perceived Infection, β = 0.144, t(201) = 2.364, p = 0.019 as the significant predictor. This research implies the importance of educating young adults about the effectiveness and the trustworthiness of vaccines and communicating about social responsibility in order to boost their participation in the vaccination program.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ricardo H., Pramadefitra B. and Menaldi A. (2021). The Effect of Psychological Antecedents of Vaccination to Vaccination Behavior of Young Adult in Jabodetabek. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche, ISBN 978-989-758-580-7, pages 213-218. DOI: 10.5220/0010810700003347

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsyche21,
author={Howard Ricardo and Bungarani Pramadefitra and Adhityawarman Menaldi},
title={The Effect of Psychological Antecedents of Vaccination to Vaccination Behavior of Young Adult in Jabodetabek},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,},
year={2021},
pages={213-218},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010810700003347},
isbn={978-989-758-580-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,
TI - The Effect of Psychological Antecedents of Vaccination to Vaccination Behavior of Young Adult in Jabodetabek
SN - 978-989-758-580-7
AU - Ricardo H.
AU - Pramadefitra B.
AU - Menaldi A.
PY - 2021
SP - 213
EP - 218
DO - 10.5220/0010810700003347