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Belief correlations with parental vaccine hesitancy: results from a national survey

Matthews, L.J.; Nowak, S.A.; Gidengil, C.; Chen, C.; Stubbersfield, J.; Tehrani, J.J.; Parker, A.M.

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Authors

L.J. Matthews

S.A. Nowak

C. Gidengil

C. Chen

J. Stubbersfield

A.M. Parker



Abstract

We conducted a nationally representative survey of parents’ beliefs and self-reported behaviors regarding childhood vaccinations. Using Bayesian selection among multivariate models, we found that beliefs, even those without any vaccine or health content, predicted vaccine hesitant behaviors better than demographics, social network effects, or scientific reasoning. The multivariate structure of beliefs combined many types of ideation that included concerns about both conspiracies and side effects. Although they are not strongly related to vaccine hesitance behavior, demographics were key predictors of beliefs. Our findings suggest pro-vaccination messaging strategies previously proposed by anthropologists and others not previously considered.

Citation

Matthews, L., Nowak, S., Gidengil, C., Chen, C., Stubbersfield, J., Tehrani, J., & Parker, A. (2022). Belief correlations with parental vaccine hesitancy: results from a national survey. American Anthropologist, 124(2), 291-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13714

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 3, 2021
Online Publication Date Feb 26, 2022
Publication Date 2022-06
Deposit Date Oct 15, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal American Anthropologist
Print ISSN 0002-7294
Electronic ISSN 1548-1433
Publisher American Anthropological Association
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 124
Issue 2
Pages 291-306
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13714

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