Benefits and Pitfalls of Debunking Interventions to Counter mRNA Vaccination Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 4.6 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Science Communication Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1177/10755470221129608

Philipp Schmid, Cornelia Betsch

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Abstract

Misinformation about mRNA vaccination is a barrier in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, authorities often rely on text-based refutations as a countermeasure. In two experiments (N = 2,444), text-based refutations effectively reduced the belief in misinformation and immunized participants against the impact of a misleading social media post. However, a follow-up (N = 817) questions the longevity of these debunking and prebunking effects. Moreover, the studies reveal potential pitfalls by showing a row of unintended effects of the refutations (lacking effect on intentions, backfire-effects among religious groups, and biased judgments when omitting information about vaccine side effects).

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COVID-19大流行期间反mRNA疫苗接种错误信息的揭穿干预措施的益处和缺陷

关于mRNA疫苗接种的错误信息是全球抗击COVID-19大流行的障碍。因此，当局经常依靠基于文本的反驳作为对策。在两个实验中(N = 2,444)，基于文本的反驳有效地降低了对错误信息的信念，并使参与者免受误导性社交媒体帖子的影响。然而，一项后续研究(N = 817)质疑这些揭穿和预掩体效应的持久性。此外，这些研究揭示了潜在的陷阱，显示了一系列意想不到的反驳效果(缺乏对意图的影响，宗教团体的反作用，以及遗漏疫苗副作用信息时的偏见判断)。

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Science Communication COMMUNICATION-

CiteScore

13.50

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4.40%

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