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SUBMITTER: Albarracin D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8531364 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Albarracin Dolores D Jung Haesung H Song Wen W Tan Andy A Fishman Jessica J
Scientific reports 20211021 1
In a survey and three experiments (one preregistered with a nationally representative sample), we examined if vaccination requirements are likely to backfire, as commonly feared. We investigated if relative to encouraging free choice in vaccination, requiring a vaccine weakens or strengthens vaccination intentions, both in general and among individuals with a predisposition to experience psychological reactance. In the four studies, compared to free choice, requirements strengthened vaccination ...[more]