ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023
COVID-19 risk perception, cognitive dissonance, and vaccine hesitancy.
Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Effectiveness of a video-based intervention for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among individuals with mental disorders: a randomized online experiment.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Production of a Health Awareness Video on Precautionary Measures Against Respiratory Infectious Diseases for Public Transportation Drivers: Protocol for a Scoping Review, a Delphi Study, and a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Vaccine hesitancy and decision regret among nurses in oncology settings in Italy: a cluster-based profile analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Hesitancy toward Childhood and Influenza Vaccines: Experiences from Highly Educated Jordanian Parents.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Uptake Among a Highly Vaccinated US Cohort of Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Between December 2021 and October 2022.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that despite having high risk for severe disease, some individuals had low-risk perception and consequently they refused vaccination. This was more common among individuals with distrust in the government and the scientific organizations. Cognitive dissonance occurs when a person participates in an action that goes against one's beliefs. In order to reduce the dissonance, the individual often avoids the action. Recently, dissonance-based interventions have been shown to be effective in changing various health, environmental, and social behaviors. The impact of these interventions may persist for several years. Cognitive dissonance may be another mechanism for vaccine refusal among people with mistrust in the system. There is a need to investigate the role of cognitive dissonance in vaccine refusal and the effectiveness of dissonance-based interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy among individuals with high risk for severe disease and low vaccination rates.
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