Psycho-linguistic differences among competing vaccination communities on social media

Shi, Jianjun; Ghasiya, Piyush; Sasahara, Kazutoshi

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2111.05237

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“…Overall, our findings support the second hypothesis (H2), indicating a discernible difference in language usage between anti-vaccine and pro-vaccine communities. The results align with previous literature (Malagoli et al, 2021;Mitra et al, 2016;J. Shi et al, 2021), which emphasizes the prevalence of negative language in anti-vaccine discourse, as well as the health-centric and descriptive nature of pro-vaxxer communication.…”

Section: Psycholinguistic Differences Of Anti-vaxxers and Pro-vaxxerssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Furthermore, J. Shi et al (2021) reported that anti-vaxxers used more negative emotion words and function words (e.g., pronouns, articles, and prepositions), but fewer positive emotion words and analytical words. The most commonly used words by anti-vaxxers were related to work and death, while pro-vaxxers primarily used words related to money, religion, and leisure.…”

Section: Linguistic Patterns In the Vaccine Debatementioning

confidence: 99%

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Mechanisms Driving Online Vaccine Debate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seckin,

Atalay,

Otenen

et al. 2024

Social Media + Society

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The prevalence of the anti-vaccine movement in today’s society has become a pressing concern, largely amplified by the dissemination of vaccine skepticism. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination debate sparked controversial debates on social media platforms such as Twitter, which can lead to serious consequences for public health. What determines anti-vax attitudes is an important question for understanding the source of the campaigns and mitigating the misinformation spread. Compared with other countries, Türkiye differentiates itself with high vaccination rates and lack of political support for anti-vaxxers despite its highly polarized political system. Analyzing Turkish Twittersphere, we explore several mechanisms capturing content production and behaviors of accounts within the pro- and anti-vax segments in online vaccine-related discussions. Our findings indicate there is no relation between political stance and anti-vaccine attitude. Both supporters of vaccination (pro-vaxxers) and opponents (anti-vaxxers) can be found across the political spectrum. Moreover, linguistic differences reveal that anti-vaxxers employ more emotional language, while pro-vaxxers express more skepticism. Notably, automated accounts are less prevalent leading to difficulty in assessing genuine support for vaccines, while anti-vaccine bots produce slightly more content. These findings have crucial implications for vaccine policy, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse language patterns and beliefs among anti-vaxxers and pro-vaxxers to develop effective communication strategies at the national level.

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Section: Psycholinguistic Differences Of Anti-vaxxers and Pro-vaxxerssupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Linguistic Patterns In the Vaccine Debatementioning

confidence: 99%

Mechanisms Driving Online Vaccine Debate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Seckin,

Atalay,

Otenen

et al. 2024

Social Media + Society

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“…It has been reported that collective vaccination of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and showing the benefits of these vaccines could not convince anti-vaxxers. In contrast, their negative emotions were strengthened (7). Dube et al (2021) stated that an expanding group of people considered vaccines unsafe and unnecessary, although scientific and medical views on the vaccine's benefits were clearly identical (6).…”

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Evaluation of Academics' Anti-vaccination and Rational Drug Use Behaviors

Seğmenoğlu

Karatepe

2022

SagAkaDerg

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Aim: The aim of this study is to reveal the difference in academics' anti-vaccine and rational drug use behaviors according to their sociodemographic characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 468 academics working in different fields in Turkey. A Sociodemographic Information Form, the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale, and Rational Drug Use Scale were used to collect data online. The data were analyzed via the independent sample t-test, ANOVA and Tukey's test. Results: The level of vaccine hesitancy was significantly higher in male, and between the ages of 31-40, and who were working in the field of physical sciences. Female academics, and professors, and who working in the field of health sciences exhibited more rational drug use behaviors (p

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Psycho-linguistic differences among competing vaccination communities on social media

Cited by 2 publications

References 27 publications

Mechanisms Driving Online Vaccine Debate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mechanisms Driving Online Vaccine Debate During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Evaluation of Academics' Anti-vaccination and Rational Drug Use Behaviors

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