Distrustful Complacency and the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Vaccine: How Concern and Political Trust Interact to Affect Vaccine Hesitancy

Lalot, Fanny; Abrams, Dominic; Heering, Maria Sophia; Babaian, Jacinta; Ozkececi, Hilal; Peitz, Linus; Hayon, Kaya Davies; Broadwood, Jo

doi:10.1111/pops.12871

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“…Vaccine mandate and the further circulation of conflicting information about the vaccines may also associate with ambivalization as one‐fifth (20.2%) of the believers in T2 transited to fence‐sitters in T3 with lowered confidence and heightened complacency. This echoes the previous findings that, to at least some individuals, vaccine mandates could bring psychological reactance and decreased confidence (Betsch et al, 2015; Mignot et al, 2021) and heightened complacency (Lalot et al, 2022). Some individuals might become more complacent and acquire a false sense of security when they are vaccinated, thinking that they are well protected by the vaccines and no longer need to take precautions (Canning et al, 2022).…”

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Temporal variations of vaccine hesitancy amid the COVID‐19 outbreaks in Hong Kong

Leung

Wei

et al. 2023

Applied Psych Health & Well

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To inform the dynamic adjustments of vaccination campaigns, this study examined the transitions among vaccine hesitancy profiles over the COVID‐19 pandemic progression and their predictors and outcomes. The transition patterns among hesitancy profiles over three periods were identified using a latent transition analysis with individuals from a longitudinal cohort study since the emergence of COVID‐19 in Hong Kong. Four profiles (i.e., skeptics, apathetics, fence‐sitters, and believers) emerged consistently over time. From Period 1 (third and fourth pandemic waves) to Period 2 (dormant period, vaccine rollout), 14.17% of believers became fence‐sitters (ambivalization), and 12.11% of fence‐sitters became apathetics (apathetization). From Period 2 to Period 3 (omicron surge and vaccine mandates), 20.21% of believers became fence‐sitters. Lower trust in government predicted a transition to skepticism, whereas higher trust predicted the opposite. Staying as believers was associated with decreased hygienic and social distancing behavior. The stable hesitancy profiles amid the rapid vaccine uptake suggest that structural factors rather than personal agency may drive the surge. Ambivalization and apathetization may signal disengagement in preventive behaviors. Trust in the government is crucial in the pandemic response. Public health interventions may improve compliance with guidelines and prevent skepticism and apathy.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Temporal variations of vaccine hesitancy amid the COVID‐19 outbreaks in Hong Kong

Leung

Wei

et al. 2023

Applied Psych Health & Well

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“…The findings add substantially to an emerging body of literature pointing to positive effects of both concern and political trust during the pandemic (Lalot, Abrams, et al., 2022; Lalot, Heering, et al., 2022; Seyd & Bu, 2022; Troiano & Nardi, 2021; Vasilopoulos et al., 2023). Crucially, they consistently reveal the importance of considering the interactive rather than simply separate, additive, role of these factors.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…(2022) proposed the distrustful complacency hypothesis that people who are both complacent (about the consequences of the pandemic) and distrustful (of the government) would be least compliant with COVID‐19 regulations. Data from small opportunity samples of respondents in France and Italy during lockdown in spring 2020 supported the hypothesis (see also Lalot, Abrams, et al., 2022; Seyd & Bu, 2022; Vasilopoulos et al., 2023).…”

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confidence: 83%

Compliance in crisis: Concern, trust and distrustful complacency in the COVID‐19 pandemic

Lalot

Abrams

Jessop³

et al. 2023

Social & Personality Psych

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Two studies tested a distrustful complacency hypothesis, according to which either concern or political trust would be enough to sustain law‐abiding attitudes and compliance with health‐protective policies during the COVID‐19 pandemic; but the absence of both concern and trust would result in markedly lower support and compliance. Study 1 supported this hypothesis with NatCen nationally representative sample of Great Britain (N = 2413; weighted regression analyses), focussing on law‐abiding attitudes. Study 2 (preregistered) replicated these findings with a representative sample (N = 1523) investigating support for COVID‐19 policies and compliant behaviour. Participants who were less concerned about the consequences of the pandemic (for themselves and for others) and simultaneously less trustful of the government expressed weaker law‐abiding attitudes and reported less compliance with COVID‐19 restrictions. These findings have implications for policy and public health strategies in time of crisis.

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“…These group-based appraisals lead to experiencing group-based emotion, such as trust and social satisfaction. A lot of research has found a positive relationship between trust and compliance behaviors (Burton et al, 2023; Ehrke et al, 2023; Lalot et al, 2023; Miao et al, 2023; Ridenhour et al, 2022; Rudert et al, 2021; Scandurra et al, 2023; Shi et al, 2021).…”

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Need satisfaction and compliance behaviors in two different phases of COVID-19 in China: Multiple mediation of social satisfaction, negative emotions, and risk perception

Zhang,

Wang

2023

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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For three years, COVID-19 has significantly impacted people's need satisfaction worldwide, resulting in changes in compliance with COVID-19 protocols. This study aimed to examine the change in Chinese people's need satisfaction, compliance behaviors, and their relationship and mechanisms during two periods of the pandemic. Two studies were conducted using data from two rounds of a nationwide serial survey—the Chinese Social Mentality Survey (Study 1: March 2020, 8,717 participants; Study 2: April 2022, 6,118 participants). The relationship between need satisfaction and compliance behaviors was analyzed by constructing a multiple mediations model. The model highlights two relationship pathways: one draws from the health belief model and takes an individual perspective, with negative emotions and risk perception as the mediators; the other utilizes social identity theory and takes a social perspective, with social satisfaction and risk perception as the mediators. The results showed that Chinese people's living needs changed over time, from masks to food and medicine supply, and their development needs satisfaction decreased. However, the participants still displayed high compliance toward recommended behaviors and local policies, despite being less compliant with local policies than recommended individual behaviors. In Studies 1 and 2, respectively, negative emotions had a significant indirect effect on non-recommended behaviors and individual behaviors, but an insignificant indirect effect on recommended behaviors and compliance to local policies. The indirect effects of social satisfaction were significantly stronger and positive on all kinds of behaviors in Study 2, which buffered the negative indirect effects of negative emotions and risk perception. Therefore, using exaggeration to trigger negative emotions may be ineffective in promoting behavioral compliance in China. Improving government performance is crucial, especially when a pandemic has lasted for a long time.

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Distrustful Complacency and the COVID‐19 Vaccine: How Concern and Political Trust Interact to Affect Vaccine Hesitancy

Cited by 11 publications

References 111 publications

Temporal variations of vaccine hesitancy amid the COVID‐19 outbreaks in Hong Kong

Temporal variations of vaccine hesitancy amid the COVID‐19 outbreaks in Hong Kong

Compliance in crisis: Concern, trust and distrustful complacency in the COVID‐19 pandemic

Need satisfaction and compliance behaviors in two different phases of COVID-19 in China: Multiple mediation of social satisfaction, negative emotions, and risk perception

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