The Psychological Roots of Anti-Vaccination Attitudes: A 24-Nation Investigation
Matthew J. Hornsey, Emily A. Harris, and Kelly S. Fielding University of Queensland: 2018
Objective: Strengthening of anti-vaccination movements in recent decades has coincided with unprecedented increases in the incidence of some communicable diseases.This report investigates the psychological roots of anti-vaccine attitudes including reasons for vaccine hesitancy.
This report helps explain why irrational behaviours are being displayed in the face of overwhelming evidence that mRNA vaccines are safe and effective in 2022.
