Effects of Vaccine-Related Conspiracy Theories on Chinese Young Adults’ Perceptions of the HPV Vaccine: An Experimental Study

Chen, Li; Zhang, Yafei; Young, Rachel; Wu, Xianwei; Zhu, Ge

doi:10.1080/10410236.2020.1751384

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“…There is here a high probability that the effectiveness of a vaccination promotion campaign will be undermined. Indeed, it is known that vaccine hesitancy is strongly linked to adherence to conspiracy theories that discredit science (Jolley & Douglas, 2014Hornsey, Harris & Fielding, 2019;Chen, Zhang, Young, Wu & Zhu, 2020). To think that the virus is intentionally manufactured and man-made and to develop a representation of covid-19 organised around the central notion of conspiracy would discredit the adherence to a widespread vaccination campaign promoted by a public health organisation, undoubtedly suspected of being an integral part of this conspiracy (Marinthe, Brown, Delouvée & Jolley, 2020).…”

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Social representations of the coronavirus and causal perception of its origin: The role of reasons for fear

Rateau

Delouvée

2021

Health (London)

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic (between 26 March and 2 April 2020), we analysed ( n = 1144) the social representations of the coronavirus and the differentiated perceptions according to the origins attributed to the appearance of the virus (Human vs Non-Human and Intentional vs Unintentional) in a French population. The results show that the social representation is organized around five potentially central descriptive, anxiety-provoking and globally negative elements. But death and contagion are the only stable and structuring elements. The other elements vary according to the reason attributed to the object of fear. Depending on how individuals attribute the origin of the virus, social representations of it vary not only in terms of their content but also in terms of their structure. These results indicate how important it is to consider the perceptions that individuals share about the human (vs non-human) and intentional (vs unintentional) origin of an object of fear in the analysis of their representation of that object.

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Social representations of the coronavirus and causal perception of its origin: The role of reasons for fear

Rateau

Delouvée

2021

Health (London)

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“…Krishna (2017) found that lack of scientifically accurate knowledge influenced negative attitudes toward vaccine, which in turn impacted vaccination behavioral intention. Chen et al, (2020) found that knowledge moderated the negative association between exposure to conspiracy theories and vaccine intentions. Liu and Yang (2020) found that vaccine knowledge was one of the strongest factors associated with vaccination intention in China even if one had to pay for the vaccines.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…According to the theory of normative social behavior (Cialdini et al, 1991;Rimal & Lapinski, 2015), individuals' behaviors are shaped by beliefs about how others in their social group are behaving (descriptive norms) and the perceived social pressure to follow such behaviors (injunctive norms). A number of studies show the impact of both descriptive and injunctive social norms on a variety of behaviors, including intentions for screening for diseases (Juon et al, 2017;Smith-McLallen & Fishbein, 2008) as well as intentions to vaccinate against a number of diseases (e.g., Bradshaw et al, 2020;Chen et al, 2020;Xiao, 2019;Xiao & Borah, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Knowledge about health issues is a central component of health literacy and is considered a prerequisite for health decision-making process, including vaccination intentions (Chen et al, 2020;World Health Organization, 2019). A number of studies show a positive association between knowledge about a disease as well as knowledge about vaccines as positively associated with vaccine intentions.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign: The Role of Social Norms, Trust, Knowledge, and Vaccine Attitudes

Thaker¹

2020

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Building public trust and willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 is as important as developing a safe and effective vaccine to contain the pandemic. Based on the theory of normative social behavior, trust, and the theory of planned behavior, this study tests a comprehensive model for COVID-19 vaccine intentions using a national sample survey of the New Zealand public (N=1040). Among the factors assessed in the study, attitudes towards vaccine was most strongly associated with COVID-19 vaccination intentions, followed by trust in mass media, and social norms. While COVID-19 knowledge was associated with COVID-19 vaccine intention, it was not associated with willingness to pay or get on a COVID-19 vaccine list. In contrast, communication competence was not associated with COVID-19 vaccine intention but was significantly associated with willingness to pay or get on a COVID-19 vaccine list. Findings can help inform theory and practice of health campaigns to fight vaccine disinformation and increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake, when available.

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“…Vaccine incidents or related events are an important aspect of vaccine research, particularly when covered by the media and reflecting extensive concern from the society [ 12 , 13 , 14 ], as they can have a potential impact on vaccination confidence [ 15 , 16 ]. These events can cause average citizens with little professional knowledge on vaccinations to worry, particularly for their children [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. On 15 July 2018, a scandal broke out when the Changchun Changsheng Biotech Co. Ltd., one of the major vaccine manufacturers in China, was confirmed to have fabricated production and inspection records and arbitrarily changed process parameters and equipment during its production of freeze-dried human rabies vaccines [ 20 ].…”

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Characterizing News Report of the Substandard Vaccine Case of Changchun Changsheng in China: A Text Mining Approach

Zhou

Lyu

et al. 2020

Vaccines

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Background: The substandard vaccine case of that broke out in July 2018 in China triggered an outburst of news reports both domestically and aboard. Distilling the abundant textual information is helpful for a better understanding of the character during this public event. Methods: We collected the texts of 2211 news reports from 83 mainstream media outlets in China between 15 July and 25 August 2018, and used a structural topic model (STM) to identify the major topics and features that emerged. We also used dictionary-based sentiment analysis to uncover the sentiments expressed by the topics as well as their temporal variations. Results: The main topics of the news report fell into six major categories, including: (1) Media Investigation, (2) Response from the Top Authority, (3) Government Action, (4) Knowledge Dissemination, (5) Finance Related and (6) Commentary. The topic prevalence shifted during different stages of the events, illustrating the actions by the government. Sentiments generally spanned from negative to positive, but varied according to different topics. Conclusion: The characteristics of news reports on vaccines are shaped by various topics at different stages. The inner dynamics of the topic and its alterations are driven by the interaction between social sentiment and governmental intervention.

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Effects of Vaccine-Related Conspiracy Theories on Chinese Young Adults’ Perceptions of the HPV Vaccine: An Experimental Study

Cited by 88 publications

References 52 publications

Social representations of the coronavirus and causal perception of its origin: The role of reasons for fear

Social representations of the coronavirus and causal perception of its origin: The role of reasons for fear

Planning for a COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign: The Role of Social Norms, Trust, Knowledge, and Vaccine Attitudes

Characterizing News Report of the Substandard Vaccine Case of Changchun Changsheng in China: A Text Mining Approach

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