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Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2026. Vol. 34, no. 1, 91–112
doi:10.17759/cpp.2026340105
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)

Attitude regulation of vaccination behavior of medical workers and students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part II. Results of the empirical study

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. The conceptual basis of the study is the 7C-model of attitudinal regulation of vaccination behavior. The theoretical substantiation of the study is presented in the first part of the article. The empirical study was conducted in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the anti-COVID vaccination campaign of the population of the Republic of Belarus. Objective. Cross-validation and assessment of the measurement invariance of the 7C-model of vaccination attitudes, as well as a comparative analysis of the attitudinal regulation of vaccination behavior in groups of people with different levels of health literacy. Hypothesis. The 7C-model has high validity and measurement invariance with respect to the content and structure of anti-vaccination attitudes of both medical specialists and non-specialists; the level of expression and regulatory strength of anti-vaccination attitudes differ significantly in people with and without special medical knowledge and experience in professional medical activity. Methods and materials. The empirical study was conducted on three samples: population (N = 736), academic (medical university students, N = 325), professional (healthcare workers, N = 391). Negative social attitudes regarding COVID-19 vaccination were measured using the «Multidimensional Anti-Vaccination Attitudes Scale» based on the 7C model. Results. The validity and measurement invariance of the 7C model with respect to attitudinal regulation of vaccination behavior in both medical specialists and non-specialists were confirmed. It was found that anti-vaccination attitudes are significantly more pronounced in the general population than among medical students and workers. Conclusions. Special knowledge and professional experience in the field of medicine correct negative misconceptions and prejudices, thereby contributing to increased commitment to vaccination.

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Keywords: social attitude, vaccine behavior, 7C-model of the installation regulation of vaccine behavior, anti-vaccine attitudes, students, medical professionals

Journal rubric: Empirical Researches

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2026340105

Supplemental data. Data sets can be requested from the author (K.V. Karpinski)

Received 26.02.2025

Revised 16.07.2025

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For citation: Karpinskii, K.V., Boyko, S.L. (2026). Attitude regulation of vaccination behavior of medical workers and students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part II. Results of the empirical study. Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 34(1), 91–112. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2026340105

© Karpinskii K.V., Boyko S.L., 2026

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Konstantin V. Karpinskii, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Head of the Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Grodno, Belarus, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-4007, e-mail: karpkostia@tut.by

Svetlana L. Boyko, Candidate of Science (Medicine), Associate Professor, Dean of the Mental Health Faculty, Grodno State Medical University, Grodno, Belarus, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8767-6892, e-mail: sduduk@yandex.ru

Contribution of the authors

Konstantin V. Karpinski — the idea, planning and organization of research; statistical data processing; analysis of results; visualization of research results; writing a manuscript.

Svetlana L. Boiko — data analysis; discussion of results; preparation of the manuscript.

All authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethics statement

The publication was reviewed and approved by the expert commission of the educational institution Grodno State Medical University (decision of 02/26/2025).

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