Trust, Information Sources and the Impact on Decision‐Making: The Example of Vaccination

Dubé, Ève; Gagnon, Dominique

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“…As highlighted by Simione et al (2021), such a mechanism could reflect the tendency of these beliefs to feed themselves by disregarding information that could question or deny them, a bias often called motivated reasoning. Furthermore, it is possible to speculate that a lack of confidence in science or policymakers goes hand in hand with a propensity to obtain information through unofficial sources (e.g., the Internet and social networking sites; Caso, 2015) increasing, in a sort of chain reaction, the risk of coming across unreliable information about the vaccine (Dubé and Gagnon, 2018).…”

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“…On the other hand, in a complementary way, regaining social trust by the population can, to an extent, serve itself as a "vaccine" against the effects of conspiracy beliefs; in fact, if it seems plausible that these beliefs reduce the trust, the opposite could also be true, i.e., having high levels of trust can, in turn, protect against the danger of disinformation (Šrol et al, 2021). Hence, as highlighted by Dubé and Gagnon (2018), it is not just a question of increasing trust in the specific vaccine (the product), but also and above all in the political institutions (the policymakers) and health services (the providers) that recommend, promote, and govern vaccination programs. Even more so in the context of the COVID-19 vaccination, achieving this goal requires synergistic work by the health and political authorities.…”

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“…With respect to the link between trust and vaccination attitude and intention, several studies (Yaqub et al, 2014;Dubé and Gagnon, 2018;Badur et al, 2020) have proven that lack of trust (in science and government) is associated with hesitant attitudes toward vaccination. In this regard, Badur et al (2020) argued that mistrust might lead people to question the safety and efficacy of vaccines and, consequently, delay or refuse vaccination.…”

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The Mediating Roles of Attitude Toward COVID-19 Vaccination, Trust in Science and Trust in Government in the Relationship Between Anti-vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs and Vaccination Intention

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Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many conspiracy theories have spread widely, which has the potential to reduce adherence to recommended preventive measures. Specifically, anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs can have a strong negative impact on COVID-19 vaccination attitude and intention. The present study aimed to clarify how such beliefs can reduce vaccination intention, exploring the possible mediating roles of attitude toward vaccination, trust in science, and trust in government, among a sample of 822 unvaccinated Italian adults (Women = 67.4%; Mage = 38.1). Path analysis showed that anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs influenced intention to get vaccinated both directly and indirectly through the mediating effects of attitude, trust in science, and trust in government. In particular, the simple mediating effect of attitude was the strongest one, followed by the serial mediating effect of trust in science and attitude itself. Findings provide insights into the design of interventions aimed at reducing misinformation and subsequent vaccine hesitancy.

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“…Finally, we argue for a greater scientific understanding of narrative 'medicine' and mindsets at the larger scale. Scientists and other scholars are already in deep discussions on the importance of narrative as a means to effectively communicate the causes and consequences of climate change [9][10][11][12], or in the case of infectious disease, the value of narrative in encouraging vaccine uptake [13,14]. Our focus here is largely on NCDs.…”

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Narrative Medicine Meets Planetary Health: Mindsets Matter in the Anthropocene

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2019

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The emerging concept of planetary health—defined as the interdependent vitality of all natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (social, political, and otherwise)—emphasizes that the health of human civilization is intricately connected to the health of natural systems within the Earth’s biosphere. In the clinical setting, narrative medicine underscores the importance of absorbing, reflecting upon, and responding to the narratives—the stories—conveyed by patients. Education and interventions using the tenets of narrative medicine have demonstrated value to both patient and provider. Given the grand interconnected challenges of our time—compounded by misinformation and quasi-scientific narratives propagated by the ideology of neoliberalism—we argue that the principles and practice of narrative medicine can be applied on a larger scale, one with planetary health in mind. The role of beliefs, expectations, and agency—mindsets—in the link between narrative and planetary health are emphasized. We use a story of our own to demonstrate that the biological buffering capacity in response to a fast-food meal does not sit on a level socioeconomic playing field. Patient, community, and global health narratives are melding with powerful narratives set by commercial entities. The success of planetary health as a new concept will be strengthened by attention to the ways in which storytelling can influence positive change. No less important is an understanding of the ways in which stories contribute to what ails person, place, and planet.

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“…Early communication research demonstrated that audiences are less likely to act on information that comes from “untrustworthy” sources [ 13 ]. In particular, trust in vaccine information has been strongly linked with trust in the source of that information [ 14 ]. In health communication, this body of research has shown that sociodemographic factors—including race/ethnicity, gender, and social status—can have a significant impact on the spokesperson’s credibility [ 15 ].…”

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Promoting Vaccination in India through Videos: The Role of Humor, Collectivistic Appeal and Gender

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Vaccination hesitancy is a barrier to India’s efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Considerable resources have been spent to promote COVID-19 vaccination, but evaluations of such efforts are sparse. Our objective was to determine how vaccine videos that manipulate message appeal (collectivistic versus individualistic), tone (humorous versus serious), and source (male versus female protagonist) toward vaccines and vaccination. We developed eight videos that manipulated the type of appeal (collectivistic or individualistic), tone of the message (humor or serious), and gender of the vaccine promoter (male or female) in a 2 × 2 × 2 between-subjects experiment. Participants (N = 2349) were randomly assigned to watch one of eight videos in an online experiment. Beliefs about vaccines and those about vaccination were obtained before and after viewing the video. Manipulation checks demonstrated that each of the three independent variables was manipulated successfully. After exposure to the video, beliefs about vaccines became more negative, while beliefs about vaccination became more positive. Humor reduced negative beliefs about vaccines. Collectivism and protagonist gender did not affect beliefs about vaccines or vaccination. Those able to remember the protagonist’s gender (a measure of attention) were likely to develop favorable beliefs if they had also seen the humorous videos. These findings suggest that people distinguish beliefs about vaccines, which deteriorated after exposure to the videos, from beliefs about vaccination, which improved. We recommend using humor when appropriate and focusing on the outcomes of vaccination, rather than on the vaccines themselves.

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Trust, Information Sources and the Impact on Decision‐Making: The Example of Vaccination

Cited by 8 publications

References 94 publications

The Mediating Roles of Attitude Toward COVID-19 Vaccination, Trust in Science and Trust in Government in the Relationship Between Anti-vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs and Vaccination Intention

The Mediating Roles of Attitude Toward COVID-19 Vaccination, Trust in Science and Trust in Government in the Relationship Between Anti-vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs and Vaccination Intention

Narrative Medicine Meets Planetary Health: Mindsets Matter in the Anthropocene

Promoting Vaccination in India through Videos: The Role of Humor, Collectivistic Appeal and Gender

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