Psychology: Research and Review
Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (M ± SD) | 28.07 ± 9.66 | |
Sex | ||
Male | 186 | 39.4 |
Female | 286 | 60.6 |
Sexual orientation | ||
Heterosexual | 406 | 86.0 |
Non-heterosexual | 66 | 14.0 |
Had COVID-19 | ||
No | 179 | 37.9 |
Yes, with no or mild symptoms | 190 | 40.3 |
Yes, with moderate or severe symptoms | 103 | 21.8 |
Married or cohabiting | ||
No | 391 | 82.8 |
Yes | 81 | 17.2 |
Completed COVID-19 vaccination | ||
Yes | 408 | 86.4 |
No | 64 | 13.6 |
Job status | ||
Full-time job | 169 | 35.8 |
Part-time job | 118 | 25.0 |
Unemployed or retired | 185 | 39.2 |
University-level education | ||
No | 136 | 28.8 |
Yes | 336 | 71.2 |
Lives with vulnerable people | ||
No | 286 | 60.6 |
Yes | 186 | 39.4 |
Has a chronic condition | ||
No | 435 | 92.2 |
Yes | 37 | 7.8 |
Area of residence | ||
Urban | 431 | 91.3 |
Rural | 41 | 8.7 |
Perceived usefulness of COVID-19 vaccines | ||
Useful | 388 | 82.2 |
Uncertain or not useful | 84 | 17.8 |
Emotional fear of monkeypox (M ± SD) | 2.54 ± 0.98 | |
Physiological fear of monkeypox (M ± SD) | 1.85 ± 0.99 | |
Conspiracy beliefs about monkeypox (M ± SD) | 2.27 ± 1.05 | |
Monkeypox could become the next pandemic? | ||
No | 125 | 26.5 |
Uncertain | 173 | 36.7 |
Yes | 174 | 36.9 |
Intention to vaccinate against monkeypox | ||
Strongly disagree | 30 | 6.4 |
Disagree | 52 | 11.0 |
Neihter agree nor disagree | 96 | 20.3 |
Agree | 144 | 30.5 |
Strongly agree | 150 | 31.8 |