COVID-19 risk perception, cognitive dissonance, and vaccine hesitancy

• Main Authors: Ozlem Equils (Author), Amonda Bakaj Berishaj (Author), Eric Stice (Author), Christopher da Costa (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 w...