“…Our (Rafferty et al, 2013;Trafimow & Sheeran, 1998), yet emotions can be more influential for decision-making at times of heightened stress and uncertainty by standing in as substitutes for information (Dimoff & Kelloway, 2019;Kozlowski et al, 2017;Loewenstein et al, 2001;Ness & Klass, 1994). This is evident in the context of healthcare (Kozlowski et al, 2017;LeBlanc et al, 2015;Marcum, 2013), where emotions can play a significant part in the assessment of risk (Chase et al, 2021). Therefore, understanding how attitudes, particularly emotions, about new technology are created and spread across individuals and groups can be valuable for medical decision-makers wanting to optimise technology uptake.…”