APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Emotional Intelligence Abilities Moderate the Role of Health-Related Fear in Predicting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • James Floman
    Yale University
  • Jahnvi Jain
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - McGovern Medical School
  • Yusuf Rasheed
    Yale University

Abstract

As of December 2022, COVID-19 vaccines prevented approximately 3.25 million deaths in the U.S. We found fear of the COVID-19 virus and COVID-19 vaccines predict COVID-19 vaccine uptake. This effect was stronger in those higher vs. lower on EI abilities. This has implication for increasing vaccine uptake in the population.

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