Scapegoating of the Unvaccinated and the Role of Political Ideology

M Graso, FX Chen, K Aquino - Available at SSRN 4056613, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
An essential component of scapegoating is that one group is blamed, potentially unfairly,
and evaluated in negative ways for causing societal harm. We theorized that people will be …

Scapegoating of the unvaccinated individuals and the role of political ideology

M Graso, FX Chen, K Aquino - Available at SSRN 4082452, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
An essential component of scapegoating is that one group is blamed, potentially unfairly,
and evaluated in negative ways for causing societal harm. We theorized that people will be …

Blaming the unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of political ideology and risk perceptions in the USA

M Graso, K Aquino, FX Chen, K Bardosh - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2024 - jme.bmj.com
Individuals unvaccinated against COVID-19 (C19) experienced prejudice and blame for the
pandemic. Because people vastly overestimate C19 risks, we examined whether these …

Cheap shots: victim blaming in the context of COVID-19

AJ Stinnett, HK Martin, JL Alquist - Current Psychology, 2024 - Springer
The present research tested whether people engage in more victim blaming toward
unvaccinated COVID-19 victims than toward vaccinated COVID-19 victims. In two …

[HTML][HTML] Reckless spreader or blameless victim? How vaccination status affects responses to COVID-19 patients

MC Claudy, S Vijayakumar, N Campbell - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Vaccination against Covid-19 has become an increasingly polarizing
issue in western democracies. While much research has focused on social-psychological …

[PDF][PDF] Prejudice against the vaccinated and the unvaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global conjoint experiment

A Bor, FJ Jørgensen, MB Petersen - Preprint at https://psyarxiv. com/t2g45, 2022 - files.osf.io
Despite early hope that vaccines may end the COVID-19 pandemic, large unvaccinated
minorities persist even in countries with high vaccine access. Consequently, public debates …

[PDF][PDF] Prejudice Against the Unvaccinated During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Bor, F Jørgensen, MB Petersen - 2022 - files.osf.io
Despite early hope that vaccines would quickly end the COVID-19 pandemic, large
unvaccinated minorities persist even in countries with high vaccine access. Consequently …

Vaccinating across the aisle: using co-partisan source cues to encourage COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the ideological right

S Sylvester, M Motta, KL Trujillo… - Journal of behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will require most Americans to
vaccinate against the disease. However, considerable research suggests that a significant …

Who deserves protection? How naming potential beneficiaries influences COVID-19 vaccine intentions

J Lee, M Seo, E Leahey - Socius, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Typically, vaccination is perceived as self-interested act, but it is also a community-oriented
action that benefits other members in society, as high vaccine uptake reduces disease …

Fear over Friends: Examining the Perceived Influence of Others on Vaccination Decisions

D Yewell, RA Bentley, BD Horne - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.01489, 2024 - arxiv.org
In this study, we examine the perceived influence of others, across both strong and weak
social ties, on vaccination decisions in the United States. In particular, we focus on the case …