This study examined how existential fears are related to COVID-19 vaccination anxiety and followed the Terror Management Theory (TMT) by examining the contribution of two existential concerns, subjective nearness-to-death (SNtD) and death anxiety, to COVID-19 vaccination anxiety during the first month of COVID-19 vaccinations. Data were collected during January 2021, when Israel was in lockdown, from a convenience sample of 381 Jewish Israelis (M = 55.39, SD = 17.17). Participants completed questionnaires examining demographics, SNtD, death anxiety and COVID-19 vaccination anxiety. A hierarchical regression analysis examined the connections between these variables and COVID-19 vaccination anxiety while controlling for demographics and for receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. In line with the hypotheses, SNtD and death anxiety were each positively associated with COVID-19 vaccination anxiety, and death anxiety levels moderated the positive connection between SNtD and COVID-19 vaccination anxiety, as this association was not significant for individuals with low death anxiety. The findings of this study provide preliminary evidence concerning the role of death anxiety in moderating the effect that SNtD has on COVID-19 vaccination anxiety. These findings are in line with the TMT and justify further investigation and may be utilized in future research in order to address COVID-19 vaccination anxiety more effectively.

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疫苗接种可用时的疫苗接种焦虑：存在主义担忧的作用


本研究探讨了存在性恐惧与 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑之间的关系，并遵循恐怖管理理论 (TMT)，研究了主观濒死 (SNtD) 和死亡焦虑这两种存在性担忧对 COVID-19 疫苗接种的影响接种 COVID-19 疫苗第一个月期间的焦虑。数据是在 2021 年 1 月以色列处于封锁状态期间从 381 名犹太以色列人的方便样本中收集的（ M = 55.39， SD = 17.17）。参与者完成了调查问卷，检查人口统计、SNtD、死亡焦虑和 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑。分层回归分析检查了这些变量与 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑之间的联系，同时控制了人口统计数据和接受 COVID-19 疫苗接种的情况。与假设一致，SNtD 和死亡焦虑均与 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑呈正相关，并且死亡焦虑水平调节了 SNtD 和 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑之间的正相关，因为这种关联对于低死亡焦虑的个体并不显着。这项研究的结果提供了关于死亡焦虑在缓解 SNtD 对 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑的影响方面的作用的初步证据。这些发现与 TMT 一致，并证明进一步调查是合理的，并且可以在未来的研究中使用，以便更有效地解决 COVID-19 疫苗接种焦虑。