Anti-vaccination and pro-CAM attitudes both reflect magical beliefs about health

Bryden, Gabrielle M.; Browne, Matthew; Unsworth, Carolyn

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.12.068

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“…At least one of those variables (intuitive thinking) is also known to be a predictor of religiosity (e.g., Shenhav et al, 2012). The positive correlation between CAM rejection and acceptance of vaccinations replicates much previous research (e.g., Attwell, Ward, Meyer, Rokkas, & Leask, 2018;Browne, Thomson, Rockloff, & Pennycook, 2015;Bryden, Browne, Rockloff, & Unsworth, 2018;Ernst, 2002).…”

Section: Relationship To Previous Resultssupporting

confidence: 75%

Genesis or Evolution of Gender Differences? Worldview-based Dilemmas in The Processing of Scientific Information

Lewandowsky

Woike

Oberauer

2020

Preprint

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Some issues that have been settled by the scientific community, such as evolution, the effectiveness of vaccinations, and the role of CO2 emissions in climate change, continue to be rejected by segments of the public. This rejection is typically driven by people's worldviews, and to date most research has found that conservatives are uniformly more likely to reject scientific findings than liberals across a number of domains. We report a large (N>1,000) preregistered study that addresses two questions: First, can we find science denial on the left?Endorsement of pseudoscientific complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) has been anecdotally cited as being more consonant with liberals than conservatives. Against this claim, we found more support for CAM among conservatives than liberals. Second, we asked how liberals and conservatives resolve dilemmas in which an issue triggers two opposing facets of their worldviews. We probed attitudes on gender equality and the evolution of sex differences---two constructs that may create conflicts for liberals (who endorse evolution but also equality) and conservatives (who endorse gender differences but are sceptical of evolution). We find that many conservatives reject both gender equality and evolution of sex differences, and instead embrace ``naturally occurring'' gender differences. Many liberals, by contrast, reject evolved gender differences, as well as naturally occurring gender differences, while nonetheless strongly endorsing evolution.

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Section: Relationship To Previous Resultssupporting

confidence: 75%

Genesis or Evolution of Gender Differences? Worldview-based Dilemmas in The Processing of Scientific Information

Lewandowsky

Woike

Oberauer

2020

Preprint

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“…71 Another key aspect relates to the use of complementary or alternative medicine instead of vaccines, and some practitioners (homeopaths, chiropractors, and naturopaths) have a negative view of vaccination and advise their clients accordingly. 73,74 Skepticism toward science…”

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Vaccine confidence: the keys to restoring trust

Badur¹,

Ota

Öztürk³

et al. 2020

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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During the 20 th century, the discovery of modern vaccines and ensuing mass vaccination dramatically decreased the incidence of many infectious diseases and in some cases eliminated them. Despite this, we are now witnessing a decrease in vaccine confidence that threatens to reverse the progress made. Considering the different extents of low vaccine confidence in different countries of the world, both developed and developing, we aim to contribute to the discussion of the reasons for this, and to propose some viable scientific solutions to build or help restore vaccine confidence worldwide.

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“…Third, and perhaps most importantly, our collaboration with four reviewing CAM doctors was constructive and resulted in messaging that was largely in favor of vaccination. This stands in contrast to popular narratives which pigeonhole CAM users and providers as categorically anti-vaccine [12], or those who express skepticism towards vaccination as 'opponents' [37].…”

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“…Studies show a complex association between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and VH [11], with popular narratives typically decrying CAM users and providers as categorically anti-vaccine [12]. However, research conducted in the setting of our national research program on VH [13,14] has suggested that providers of CAM in Switzerland are not categorically anti-vaccine.…”

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Collaborating with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Providers When Writing HPV Vaccine Review Articles

Deml

Dietrich

Wingeier³

et al. 2020

JCM

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Novel strategies are needed to address vaccine hesitancy (VH), which correlates with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In Switzerland, CAM providers play important roles in vaccine counseling of vaccine hesitant (VH) parents, and traditional vaccination messaging tends to overlook CAM provider perspectives. In the setting of a Swiss national research program on VH, our key strategy has been to work together closely with CAM providers. To assess the feasibility of generating educational human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine materials that would interest VH healthcare providers (HCPs), we invited four CAM providers to co-author two HPV vaccine review articles for general practitioners. We conducted thematic analysis of CAM provider comments to identify patterns that could complement and improve vaccination messaging from CAM perspectives. We identified several themes and generated an inventory of CAM provider messaging recommendations related to language use, presentation of background information, nuanced statements regarding HPV vaccine efficacy and safety, and communication tools that would be important to VH HCPs. Contrary to our initial expectations, and in an inclusive, respectful atmosphere of open dialogue, we were able to productively finalize our manuscripts. In the opinion of the CAM co-authors, the manuscripts effectively considered the communication needs and perspectives of VH HCPs. Engaging with CAM providers appears to be a feasible and innovative avenue for providing vaccine information and designing communication tools aimed at VH healthcare providers.

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Anti-vaccination and pro-CAM attitudes both reflect magical beliefs about health

Cited by 71 publications

References 32 publications

Genesis or Evolution of Gender Differences? Worldview-based Dilemmas in The Processing of Scientific Information

Genesis or Evolution of Gender Differences? Worldview-based Dilemmas in The Processing of Scientific Information

Vaccine confidence: the keys to restoring trust

Collaborating with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Providers When Writing HPV Vaccine Review Articles

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