Do cognition and emotion matter? A study of COVID-19 vaccination decision-making in college students.

The unparalleled speed of COVID-19 vaccine development has necessitated an expansion of existing knowledge on vaccination decision-making. The current study explored (1) how cognitions and emotions shaped college students' COVID-19 vaccination decisions, and (2) where vaccination-inclined and vaccination-hesitant students converged and diverged in their decision-making process. Seventy-seven students participated in 26 focus groups to discuss their complex thoughts and feelings regarding COVID-19 vaccination, offering a more nuanced understanding of COVID-19 vaccination decision-making that has not been fully captured by quantitative studies. Thematic analysis found that vaccination-inclined participants and their hesitant counterparts reported differential patterns of positive and negative emotions, systematic appraisals, and heuristics in decision-making. Future research should investigate the roles of hope and relief, non-health-related benefits of vaccination, social trust, and interpersonal influence in vaccination decision-making.

Clinician's commentary to accompany "group well-child care model for Latino children in immigrant families: Adapting to and learning from the COVID-19 context".

Comments on an article by Nomi S. Weiss-Laxer et al. (see record 2022-71815-001). Providing virtual services takes time for many providers and families to get familiar with and many prefer in-person contact over telehealth; however, many of the challenges of doing telehealth can be overcome with creativity and flexibility. As clinicians, they agree with the authors that using the features of the technology to our advantage was helpful and that confirming with each person that they had privacy was vital to effective communication. Problem-solving was often needed, and most times parents had the best ideas for working around the limitations of their home environment. The article highlighted the possibility of hybrid models of care considering the needs and wants of both patients and providers. Such a hybrid approach can increase connection to clinics through in-person visits which can jump-start the establishment of therapeutic relationships and build trust (confianza) with clinicians and clinic staff. As the pandemic becomes more controlled, giving parents a choice and flexibility to change modalities can help them stay engaged and reduce drop out. Clinics will need to assess the language preferences of the families they serve to ensure they have enough staff and providers who are bilingual or multilingual to deliver such programs or use trained interpreters. These concerns would need to be addressed if implementation were increased on a large scale. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Resources and recommendations for engaging children and adolescents in telemental health interventions during COVID-19 and beyond

The article briefs about the resources and recommendations for engaging children and adolescents in telemental health interventions during COVID-19 and beyond. Practitioners working with children and adolescents may need to make adjustments when transitioning therapy services to a telehealth format, particularly in the context of COVID-19, which has created massive disruptions to most youths' daily routines. In addition to taking sufficient time to orient youths and their families to telehealth services and increasing use of interactive activities during sessions, providers should also allow space for conversations with their clients about the myriad ways in which COVID-19 has impacted them. Although it may feel like a detour from planned session content, we encourage providers to be flexible, as allowing time for youths and their families to acclimate to telehealth services and process the impact of COVID-19 will likely contribute to increased engagement in the long term. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)