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Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Cologna, Viktoria; Mede, Niels G.; Berger, Sebastian; Besley, John; Brick, Cameron; Joubert, Marina; Maibach, Edward W.; Mihelj, Sabina; Oreskes, NaomiScience is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and ...
International adaptation and validation of the Pro-VC-Be: measuring the psychos...
Garrison, Amanda; Karlsson, Linda; Fressard, Lisa; Fasce, Angelo; Rodrigues, Fernanda; Schmid, Philipp; Taubert, Frederike; Holford, DawnBackground: Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play an important role in vaccination; those with low confidence in vaccines are less likely to recommend them to their patients and to be vaccinated themselves. The study’s purpose was to adapt and validate long- and short-form versions of the International Professionals’ Vaccine Confidence and Behaviors (I-Pro-VC-Be) questionnaire to measure psychosocial determinant...
Healthcare professionals' attitudes to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: Cross-se...
Karlsson, Linda C.; Garrison, Amanda; Holford, Dawn; Fasce, Angelo; Lewandowsky, Stephan; Taubert, Frederike; Schmid, Philipp; Betsch, CorneliaMandatory vaccinations are widely debated since they restrict individuals' autonomy in their health decisions. As healthcare professionals (HCPs) are a common target group of vaccine mandates, and also form a link between vaccination policies and the public, understanding their attitudes toward vaccine mandates is important. The present study investigated physicians' attitudes to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in fo...
Endorsement of alternative medicine and vaccine hesitancy among physicians: A c...
Fasce, Angelo; Karlsson, Linda; Verger, Pierre; Mäki, Otto; Taubert, Frederike; Garrison, Amanda; Schmid, Philipp; Holford, Dawn LiuVaccine hesitancy has become a threat to public health, especially as it is a phenomenon that has also been observed among healthcare professionals. In this study, we analyzed the relationship between endorsement of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and vaccination attitudes and behaviors among healthcare professionals, using a cross-sectional sample of physicians with vaccination responsibilities fr...
Science Communication as a Collective Intelligence Endeavor: A Manifesto and Ex...
Holford, Dawn; Fasce, Angelo; Tapper, Katy; Demko, Miso; Lewandowsky, Stephan; Hahn, Ulrike; Abels, Christoph M.; Al-Rawi, Ahmed; Alladin, SameerEffective science communication is challenging when scientific messages are informed by a continually updating evidence base and must often compete against misinformation. We argue that we need a new program of science communication as collective intelligence-a collaborative approach, supported by technology. This would have four key advantages over the typical model where scientists communicate as individuals:...