Vaccination as a social contract

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Vaccination as a social contract. / Korn, Lars; Böhm, Robert; Nicolas W., Meier; Betsch, Cornelia.

I: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Bind 17, Nr. 26, 2020, s. 14891-14899.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Korn, L, Böhm, R, Nicolas W., M & Betsch, C 2020, 'Vaccination as a social contract', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, bind 17, nr. 26, s. 14891-14899. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919666117

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Korn, L., Böhm, R., Nicolas W., M., & Betsch, C. (2020). Vaccination as a social contract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 17(26), 14891-14899. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919666117

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Korn L, Böhm R, Nicolas W. M, Betsch C. Vaccination as a social contract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020;17(26):14891-14899. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919666117

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Korn, Lars ; Böhm, Robert ; Nicolas W., Meier ; Betsch, Cornelia. / Vaccination as a social contract. I: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020 ; Bind 17, Nr. 26. s. 14891-14899.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Vaccines support controlling and eliminating infectious diseases. As most vaccines protect both vaccinated individuals and the society, vaccination is a prosocial act. Its success relies on a large number of contributing individuals. We study whether vaccination is a social contract where individuals reciprocate and reward others who comply with the contract and punish those who don{\textquoteright}t. Four preregistered experiments demonstrate that vaccinated individuals indeed show less generosity toward nonvaccinated individuals who violate the social contract. This effect is independent of whether the individuals are members of the same or different social groups. Thus, individuals{\textquoteright} behavior follows the rules of a social contract, which provides a valuable basis for future interventions aiming at increasing vaccine uptake by emphasizing this social contract.",
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