ArticleMedical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making2023
The Naturalness Bias Influences Drug and Vaccine Decisions across Cultures.
Article in Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Factors influencing the use of natural health products, in particular for concentration and cognition in Germany.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
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- Usage of Natural Health Products (NHPs) for respiratory diseases: user characteristics and NHP-Consumption behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Religiosity and the Naturalness Bias in Drug and Vaccine Choices.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
highlightsThe naturalness bias - preferring natural to synthetic drugs or vaccines - occurred across cultures (Americans, Canadians, and Chinese).Chinese participants showed a stronger naturalness bias than Americans did when the medical context was focused on vaccination, and safety concerns mediated this effect.The naturalness bias may influence medical decision making across cultures, but Chinese participants may be more sensitive to naturalness in a vaccine context.
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