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Viral topic about the COVID-19 vaccination: the attitudes towards it and the relationship with the well-being and religiosity in a group of Polish students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

K. Karakula ,
A. Forma ,
E. Sitarz ,
J. Rog ,
J. Baj ,
D. Juchnowicz  and
H. Karakula-Juchnowicz
K. Karakula*
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, 1st Department Of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy And Early Intervention, Lublin, Poland
A. Forma
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, Department Of Forensic Medicine, Lublin, Poland
E. Sitarz
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, 1st Department Of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy And Early Intervention, Lublin, Poland
J. Rog
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, 1st Department Of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy And Early Intervention, Lublin, Poland
J. Baj
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, Chair And Department Of Anatomy, Lublin, Poland
D. Juchnowicz
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, Department Of Psychiatric Nursing, Lublin, Poland
H. Karakula-Juchnowicz
Affiliation:
Medical University of Lublin, 1st Department Of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy And Early Intervention, Lublin, Poland
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic currently remains the most significant stressor affecting the global population. Researchers continually report widespread mistrust and negative attitudes towards vaccination, but only a little focus on its association with the emotional well-being.

Objectives

We aimed to investigate the attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19, as well as its relationship with well-being and religiosity after one year of the pandemic duration amongst Polish students.

Methods

We conducted an anonymous online cross-sectional survey between 12th April – 1st June 2021 amongst Polish students (n=1202). To evaluate emotional distress, we used the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), for measuring spirituality/religiosity we used The Duke University Religion Index.

Results

The highest rate of vaccinated individuals was noted in a group of medical students (69.9%), the lowest - among responders studying science (1.9%). Students who wanted to be vaccinated had higher levels of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms compared to those who were already vaccinated (p=0.04); they also had higher depressive symptoms than unvaccinated and unwilling participants (p=0.028). Students who didn’t want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 showed the highest religiosity compared to those who would like to be vaccinated (p<0.001) or were vaccinated (p=0.003). There was a negative correlation between the level of religiosity and severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms (p=0.002).

Conclusions

1. The attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19 depended on the fields of study. 2. Religiousness has been linked with the attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination as well as level of depression and anxiety amongst Polish students.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

mental healthreligiosityCovid-19vaccination
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S496 - S497
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