Bodelet C, Bodelet J, Landelle C, Gauchet A. Seasonal flu vaccination, a matter of emotion? An experimental study on role of compassion, socioeconomic status and perceived threat among healthcare workers.
Psychol Health 2020;
36:1461-1479. [PMID:
33297739 DOI:
10.1080/08870446.2020.1856843]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This study tests the impact of threat on compassion and vaccination intention among healthcare workers (HCWs) with low and high socio-economic status (SES) in France.
DESIGN
A total of 309 HCWs were analyzed (Mage=39.29, SD = 11.76). Participants with high (n = 138) or low (n = 171) SES were randomly assigned to a Threat (n = 187) versus a No-Threat (n = 122) condition through filling in MacArthur's scale. During this manipulation, participants read about an interaction involving a HCW with an SES higher than that of the participant. After filling in the MacArthur scale, all participants went through a compassion manipulation. Finally, participants read a text describing a patient's distress.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
The primary outcome was the vaccination intention score. The secondary outcome included the compassion score.
RESULTS
The interaction of the Group X SES Subjective on compassion was not significant (p = .34, ηp2 = .003, 95%CI [-.39,.07]). The interaction of the Group X Diploma on vaccination intention with high compassion was significant (p<.001, ηp2 = .173, 95%CI [.11,1.68]). Planned comparisons revealed a significant difference in vaccination intention score between HCWs with low SES between Threat (M = 3.58, SD = 2.56) and No-Threat (M = 5.27, SD = 2.27; p=.01) conditions.
CONCLUSION
Ultimately, compassion inhibited the distress elicited in the threat condition in HCWs with high compassion.
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