Cutting the Bunk: Comparing the Solo and Aggregate Effects of Prebunking and Debunking Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation

IF 4.6 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Science Communication Pub Date : 2022-07-20 DOI:10.1177/10755470221111558

Michelle A. Amazeen, A. Krishna, R. Eschmann

引用次数: 11

Abstract

An online experiment among a nationally representative YouGov sample of unvaccinated U.S. adults (N = 540) leverages inoculation theory as a preliminary step in uniting the prebunking and debunking literature. By testing how prior attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines interact with varying message interventions, the study finds that specific inoculation messages protect against misinformation, but only among those with preexisting healthy attitudes. Generic inoculation messages have wider application, offering both prophylactic and therapeutic benefits. However, the therapeutic benefits of generic inoculations disappear when debunking messages are present. Nonetheless, generic inoculations do not appear to have detrimental effects on those infected with unhealthy attitudes, unlike specific inoculation messages. Whether the messages are truly a form of inoculation by generating threat merits further research.

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切块：比较预先接种和揭露新冠肺炎疫苗错误信息的单独和综合效应

YouGov对未接种疫苗的美国成年人的全国代表性样本进行的在线实验（N = 540）利用接种理论作为结合预烧结和揭穿文献的初步步骤。通过测试先前对新冠肺炎疫苗的态度如何与不同的信息干预相互作用，研究发现，特定的接种信息可以防止错误信息，但仅限于那些先前存在健康态度的人。通用疫苗接种信息具有更广泛的应用，提供预防和治疗益处。然而，当出现揭穿真相的信息时，普通疫苗的治疗益处就消失了。尽管如此，与特定的接种信息不同，普通疫苗似乎不会对那些有不健康态度的感染者产生有害影响。这些信息是否真的是一种通过产生威胁来接种疫苗的形式，值得进一步研究。

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Science Communication COMMUNICATION-

CiteScore

13.50

自引率

4.40%

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