Cancer and truth.

Hanganu, Elena; Popa, Grigore T.

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“…Disregarding outright disinformation, the often used alternative to transparently disclosing distressing information in communication between doctors and patients is the use of vague communication ( 11 ). Such communication has been demonstrated to have the potential to elicit feelings of uncertainty ( 26 ), a psychological state linked to triggers of vaccine skepticism ( 27 , 28 ). In particular, feelings of uncertainty have been found to be fertile ground for distrust and conspiracy beliefs, which are major predictors of skepticism toward vaccines both in general and in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic ( 6 , 29 – 31 ).…”

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Transparent communication about negative features of COVID-19 vaccines decreases acceptance but increases trust

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During the rapid development and rolling out of vaccines against COVID-19, researchers have called for an approach of “radical transparency,” in which vaccine information is transparently disclosed to the public, even if negative information can decrease vaccine uptake. Consistent with theories about the psychology of conspiracy beliefs, these calls predict that a lack of transparency may reduce trust in health authorities and may facilitate the spread of conspiracy theories, which may limit the long-term capabilities of health authorities during and after the pandemic. On the basis of preregistered experiments conducted on large, representative samples of Americans and Danes (N > 13,000), the current study contrasts the effects of vague vaccine communication with transparent communication, which discloses either positive or negative vaccine features. The evidence demonstrates that transparent negative communication may indeed harm vaccine acceptance here and now but that it increases trust in health authorities. Furthermore, the alternative of vague, reassuring communication does not increase vaccine acceptance either and leads to both lower trust and higher endorsement of conspiracy theories.

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Transparent communication about negative features of COVID-19 vaccines decreases acceptance but increases trust

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Jørgensen

et al. 2021

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“…Disregarding outright disinformation, the often used alternative to transparently disclosing distressing information in communication between doctors and patients is the use of vague communication (Cuisinier et al, 1986). Such communication has been demonstrated to have the potential to elicit feelings of uncertainty (Hanganu & Popa, 1977), a psychological state linked to triggers of vaccine skepticism (Marchlewska et al 2018;Prooijen & Jostmann, 2013). In particular, feelings of uncertainty have been found to be fertile ground for distrust and conspiracy beliefs, which are major predictors of skepticism towards vaccines both in general and in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic (Browne, 2018;Freeman et al, 2020;Palamenghi et al, 2020;Roozebeek et al, 2020).…”

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Transparent Communication About Negative Features of COVID-19 Vaccines Decreases Acceptance But Increases Trust

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Health authorities emphasize the importance of "radical transparency" in communicating about future COVID-19 vaccines to counter conspiracy-based skepticism. While this resonates with research that highlights uncertainty as a major psychological predictor of conspiracy-related beliefs, no systematic evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of transparency as communication strategy. This study tests the effects of transparent communication about a COVID-19 vaccine using a pre-registered experiment fielded to large, representative samples of Americans and Danes (N > 6,800). The evidence confirms that positive but vague vaccine communication does not increase vaccine support but rather infuses attitudes with conspiracy-related beliefs. Against the hopes of authorities, however, there is little evidence that transparency alone can reduce vaccine skepticism, unless this transparency discloses a highly safe and effective vaccine. Additional analyses suggest that this reflects that vaccine skepticism is not grounded in psychological uncertainty but in deep distrust of authorities, which impedes the effectiveness of their communication.

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Arch. Gynecol.

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Cancer and truth.

Cited by 5 publications

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Transparent communication about negative features of COVID-19 vaccines decreases acceptance but increases trust

Transparent communication about negative features of COVID-19 vaccines decreases acceptance but increases trust

Transparent Communication About Negative Features of COVID-19 Vaccines Decreases Acceptance But Increases Trust

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