Cross-sectional study of the association between perceived organizational support and COVID-19 vaccine intention

  1. Yuichi Kobayashi
  2. Tomohisa Nagata
  3. Yoshihisa Fujino
  4. Ayako Hino
  5. Seiichiro Tateishi
  6. Akira Ogami
  7. Mayumi Tsuji
  8. Shinya Matsuda
  9. Koji Mori
  10. CORoNaWork project

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Abstract

Objectives

This study examined the association between perceived organizational support (POS) and COVID-19 vaccine intention and the influence of the implementation of workplace infection prevention measures.

Methods

We analyzed 23,846 workers using data from an Internet survey of workers aged 20–65 years conducted in December 2020, during a period of widespread COVID-19 infection in Japan.

Results

A higher POS was associated with a higher intention to vaccinate. The relationship between POS and vaccine intention was attenuated when adjusted for infection prevention measures in the workplace.

Conclusions

In workplaces where POS is present, a sense of responsibility to the group and altruistic behavior may arise. This means employees act to acquire herd immunity to protect others, which may result in increased vaccine intention. The association between POS and vaccination intention was attenuated by adjusting for workplace infection prevention measures, which suggested that infection prevention measures may be a confounding factor or that POS created a health climate that promoted infection prevention measures. The results suggest that working to improve employee well-being and implementing appropriate workplace infection prevention measures during infectious disease outbreaks may promote vaccination behavior and contribute to the acquisition of herd immunity in the community.

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    EthicsIRB: The present study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan (reference No. R2-079).
    Consent: Informed consent was obtained through the CORoNaWork study survey website at the time data were collected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.

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    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).

    Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:
    This study had several limitations that warrant mention. First, the generalizability of the results is uncertain because this study was conducted through an Internet panel. However, we attempted to reduce bias in the target population as much as possible by sampling according to region, job type, and prefecture based on the infection incidence rate. Second, the timing of the survey might have affected the responses of the target population. Since the survey was conducted when Japan was experiencing a full-scale spread of infection, vaccine intention and the status of implementation of workplace infection prevention measures may have been affected. In addition, the vaccination plan in Japan was undecided and it was unclear when the vaccination would be available, which may have influenced vaccine intention responses. Third, POS was evaluated with a simple question (“Your company supports employees in finding a balance between active, productive working and healthy living” (Strongly agree/Agree/Disagree/Strongly disagree), and the measurement validity of the original concept of POS was untested. This study suggests that high POS during the COVID-19 pandemic increases employees’ vaccination intention. In addition, the relationship between POS and vaccination intention is strongly influenced by implementation of workplace infection prevention measures. Therefore, promoting the improvement of employees’ well-being and implementing appropriate workplace infection prevention measure...

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    Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.

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