Table1_Scientific Literacy Linked to Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccinations: A Pre-Registered Study.XLSX

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, is a global public health crisis. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, it is necessary to promote vaccine administration and preventive behaviors (e.g., mask, handwashing, social distancing). However, some people have negative attitudes toward vaccine administration and preventive behaviors. Based on the information-deficit model, the present study investigated how scientific literacy and perceived understanding of COVID-19 are associated with attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations and preventive behaviors. The findings demonstrated that both scientific literacy and perceived understanding of COVID-19 vaccines were positively associated with attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, perceived understanding of COVID-19 preventive behaviors (but not scientific literacy) was positively associated with attitudes toward/practice of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Collectively, our findings revealed the role of cognitive factors in preventing the global public health crisis and demonstrated the roles of objective and subjective knowledge on attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations and preventive behaviors.

自2020年初开始的持续COVID-19大流行，已成为一场全球性的公共卫生危机。为防止COVID-19的传播，推广疫苗接种和预防措施（例如佩戴口罩、勤洗手、保持社交距离）势在必行。然而，部分人士对疫苗接种和预防措施持有负面态度。基于信息匮乏模型，本研究探讨了科学素养和对COVID-19认知的理解如何与对COVID-19疫苗接种和预防措施的态度相关联。研究发现，科学素养和对COVID-19疫苗的认知理解均与对COVID-19疫苗的态度呈正相关。此外，对COVID-19预防措施的认知理解（而非科学素养）与对/实施COVID-19预防措施的态度呈正相关。总体而言，我们的研究揭示了认知因素在预防全球公共卫生危机中的作用，并证明了客观知识与主观知识在形成对COVID-19疫苗接种和预防措施态度中的角色。