The Role of Risk Preferences in Responses to Messaging About COVID-19 Vaccine Take-Up

Trueblood, Jennifer S.; Sussman, Abigail B.; O’Leary, Daniel

doi:10.1177/1948550621999622

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“…If different messages can be targeted to groups with varying risk perceptions, governments could therefore promote the same desired behavioural outcome through appealing to different ways of perceiving the risks and allow countries to achieve their goal of a quick recovery from the pandemic. Indeed, recent work has demonstrated that messaging that is tailored to individuals’ risk perceptions can be more effective in driving up vaccination uptake [ 74 ].…”

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The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories about the virus spread rapidly, and whilst governments across the globe put in place different restrictions and guidelines to contain the pandemic, these were not universally adhered to. This research examined the association between pandemic related risk perceptions, belief in conspiracy theories, and compliance with COVID-19 public guidelines amongst a UK sample (n = 368). Participants rated their level of concern for a series of potential risks during the pandemic (to the economy, personal health, freedom, media integrity and health risk to others). Participants also rated their level of belief in different conspiracy theories and self-reported their behaviour during the first UK lockdown. Mediational analyses showed that stronger belief in conspiracy theories was associated with perceptions of lower risk to health and higher risk to the economy and freedom, which in turn were associated with lower compliance with COVID-19 related governmental guidelines. Perception of information transparency risks did not mediate the association between belief in conspiracy theories and compliant behaviours. These results highlight the key role that risk perception may play in translating belief in conspiracy theories into low compliance with governmental COVID-19 related guidelines. Our findings suggest new patterns with respect to the relationship between conspiracy theory adherence and salience of different risk perceptions amidst the pandemic, which could have implications for the development of public health messaging and communication interventions.

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The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours

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“…People's risk preferences are also associated with their likelihood to get vaccinated (Trueblood et al, 2021). Finally, political orientation is associated with COVID-19 behaviors and beliefs.…”

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I'm wearing a mask, but are they?: Perceptions of Self-Other Differences in COVID-19 Health Behaviors

Adaryukov¹,

Grunevski²,

Reed³

et al. 2022

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As information about COVID-19 safety behavior changed, people had to judge how likely others were to protect themselves through mask-wearing and vaccination seeking. In a large, campus-wide survey, we assessed whether University of Kansas students viewed others' protective behaviors as different from their own, how much students assumed others would share their beliefs and behaviors, and which individual differences were associated with those estimations. Participants in our survey (N = 1,704; 81.04% white, 64.08% female) evaluated how likely they and others were to wear masks on the University of Kansas campus, wear masks off-campus, and seek a vaccine. They also completed measures of political preference, numeracy, and preferences for risk in various contexts. We found that participants estimated that others would be less likely to engage in health safety behaviors than themselves, but that their estimations of others were widely shared. In addition, of all the individual differences we assessed, political preference displayed the most consistent associations across health behaviors. Not only was false uniqueness ubiquitous across different forms of COVID-19 safety behavior, it was indeed false - estimates of others' health behavior were lower than their actual rates. Understanding this relationship could allow for more accurate norm-setting and normalization of mask-wearing and vaccination.

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“…However, in comparably more affluent rural areas in Australia, the young female groups demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm towards vaccinations [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ]. In addition, relative studies observe a relatively lower rate of COVID-19 vaccines acceptance among urban residents in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Russia, whereas their East Asian counterparts exhibit a higher acceptance rate, owing this disparity mainly to social capitals, a consequential factor [ 21 ]. In a study of megacities, scholars realized that urban workers’ and employees’ protection of themselves and others constitutes the primary reason for vaccine willingness, and concerns about severe side effects and safety of vaccines are tested as essential causes for refusal [ 22 ].…”

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“…In a study of megacities, scholars realized that urban workers’ and employees’ protection of themselves and others constitutes the primary reason for vaccine willingness, and concerns about severe side effects and safety of vaccines are tested as essential causes for refusal [ 22 ]. Other surveys found that factors attributed to urban dwellers’ hesitation included a number of socioeconomic reasons [ 10 ], personal preference and risk appetite, knowledge about COVID-19 prevention, and medical measures [ 21 ], and others, all relevant to vaccine willingness.…”

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An Analysis of the Willingness to the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots among Urban Employees: Evidence from a Megacity H in Eastern China

Lin

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Many studies have shown that urban workers may have a higher acceptance rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine uptake compared to their rural counterparts. As Omicron spreads globally, the COVID-19 booster vaccination has been acknowledged as the primary strategy against this variant. In this study, we identify factors related to the willingness of workers in megacities to take the vaccine booster shots and their main reasons accounting for their booster willingness. This research survey was conducted in megacity H in eastern China, and a total of 1227 employees from different industries were interviewed. The study at hand examines the relationship between various characteristics (including both economic and non-economic factors) of urban employees and their intention/desire to accept the COVID-19 booster shoots. The survey results show that some characteristics, namely work organization, vaccine knowledge, and social network, affect their intention to take COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Urban employees with a strong work organization, a high degree of vaccine knowledge, and a dense social capital are more likely to receive booster injections than other employees. Therefore, work organization, vaccine knowledge, and social networks provide fundamental entry points for designing enhanced injection strategies to increase the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among employees in megacities.

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The Role of Risk Preferences in Responses to Messaging About COVID-19 Vaccine Take-Up

Cited by 35 publications

References 26 publications

The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours

The impact of risk perceptions and belief in conspiracy theories on COVID-19 pandemic-related behaviours

I'm wearing a mask, but are they?: Perceptions of Self-Other Differences in COVID-19 Health Behaviors

An Analysis of the Willingness to the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots among Urban Employees: Evidence from a Megacity H in Eastern China

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