1. Vaccination policy reactance: Predictors, consequences, and countermeasures.
- Author
-
Sprengholz, Philipp, Felgendreff, Lisa, Böhm, Robert, and Betsch, Cornelia
- Subjects
- *
VACCINATION policies , *HEALTH policy , *INFLUENZA vaccines , *COVID-19 vaccines , *CROSS-sectional method , *PREVENTIVE health services , *DECISION making , *STATISTICAL sampling , *INTENTION , *COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic will require rapid large-scale uptake of vaccines against the disease. Mandating vaccination is discussed as a suitable strategy to increase uptake. In a series of cross-sectional quota-representative surveys and two preregistered experiments conducted in Germany and the US (total N = 4629), we investigated (i) correlates of individual preferences for mandatory (vs voluntary) COVID-19 vaccination policies; (ii) potential detrimental effects of mandatory policies; and (iii) interventions potentially counteracting them. Results indicate that reactance elicited by mandates can cause detrimental effects, such as decreasing the intention to vaccinate against influenza and adhere to COVID-19 related protective measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2022
- Full Text
- View/download PDF