Contextualized impacts of an infodemic on vaccine hesitancy: The moderating role of socioeconomic and cultural factors

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Highlights:

• Information overload and misinformation are two different types of infodemic.

• Information overload decreased while misinformation increased vaccine hesitancy.

• The older and highly-educated participants were less susceptible to infodemic.

• High socioeconomic status buffers the negative impacts of infodemic on vaccination.

• Collectivism and authoritarian mentality ease the negative impacts of infodemic.

• Sustainable global recovery requires contextualized communication and intervention.

摘要

•Information overload and misinformation are two different types of infodemic.•Information overload decreased while misinformation increased vaccine hesitancy.•The older and highly-educated participants were less susceptible to infodemic.•High socioeconomic status buffers the negative impacts of infodemic on vaccination.•Collectivism and authoritarian mentality ease the negative impacts of infodemic.•Sustainable global recovery requires contextualized communication and intervention.

论文关键词:Infodemic,Information overload,Misinformation,COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy,fundamental causes theory,Socioeconomic status,Culture,Cross-national survey

论文评审过程:Received 1 February 2022, Revised 24 June 2022, Accepted 28 June 2022, Available online 16 July 2022, Version of Record 16 July 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2022.103013