How perceived coercion polarizes unvaccinated people
The mediating role of conspiracy beliefs
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 4228010 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Haiyan Wang (0000-0003-2534-6756, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Jan-Willem Van Prooijen (0000-0001-6236-0819, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Paul A M Van Lange (0000-0001-7774-6984), Paul Am Van Lange (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Fascículo | 9 |
| Páginas | 2354-2367 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053241238126 |
| PMID | 38494647 |
| OpenAlex | W4392922143 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 57 |
During the COVID-19 pandemic, different policies were implemented to increase vaccination uptake. Meanwhile, conspiracy theories spread widely, and vaccinated versus unvaccinated people increasingly polarized against each other. This study examined the associations between perceived vaccination coercion, conspiracy beliefs and polarization. We tested the relationship of vaccination status with perceived vaccination coercion, conspiracy beliefs, and polarization, with a total sample size of N = 1202 ( n = 400 in China, n = 401 in the US, and n = 401 in the UK), among them n = 603 were vaccinated and n = 599 were unvaccinated. As pre-registered, unvaccinated people perceived more vaccination coercion and endorsed more conspiracy theories. Conspiracy mentality was positively related to perceived coercion. Contrary to our hypotheses, vaccinated people were more polarized toward unvaccinated people than vice versa. Finally, conspiracy beliefs mediated the link between perceived coercion and polarization among unvaccinated people
Coercion (linguistics · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Pandemic · Perception · Polarization (electrochemistry · Risk perception · Vaccination · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology · Social Psychology
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