The role of non–COVID-specific and COVID-specific factors in predicting a shift in willingness to vaccinate: A panel study

Although declines in intent to vaccinate had been identified in international surveys conducted between June and October 2020, including in the United States, some individuals in the United States who previously expressed reluctance said, in spring 2021, that they were willing to vaccinate. That change raised the following questions: What factors predicted an increased willingness to inoculate against COVID-19? And, to what extent was the change driven by COVID-specific factors, such as personal worry about the disease and COVID-specific misinformation, and to what extent by background (non–COVID-specific) factors, such as trust in medical authorities, accurate/inaccurate information about vaccination, vaccination history, and patterns of media reliance? This panel study of more than 8,000 individuals found that trust in health authorities anchored acceptance of vaccination and that knowledge about vaccination, flu vaccination history, and patterns of media reliance played a more prominent role in shifting individuals from vaccination hesitance to acceptance than COVID-specific factors. COVID-specific conspiracy beliefs did play a role, although a lesser one. These findings underscore the need to reinforce trust in health experts, facilitate community engagement with them, and preemptively communicate the benefits and safety record of authorized vaccines. The findings suggest, as well, the need to identify and deploy messaging able to undercut health-related conspiracy beliefs when they begin circulating.

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Identifying Health-Related Psychosocial Stressors Among Compliance Archaeologists in the United States

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e512492017-001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Ryan A. McKelley ◽

Gary D. Gilmore ◽

David A. Anderson

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Psychosocial Stressors ◽

Health Related

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Migration and the Internet

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v14i3.347 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 331-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Thomas John Cooke ◽

Ian Shuttleworth

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽

Panel Study ◽

The United States ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Using Data ◽

And Migration ◽

Dynamics Models

It is widely presumed that information and communication technologies, or ICTs, enable migration in several ways; primarily by reducing the costs of migration. However, a reconsideration of the relationship between ICTs and migration suggests that ICTs may just as well hinder migration; primarily by reducing the costs of not moving. Using data from the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics, models that control for sources of observed and unobserved heterogeneity indicate a strong negative effect of ICT use on inter-state migration within the United States. These results help to explain the long-term decline in internal migration within the United States.

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Cultural forms underlying health-related discourses in the United States and Canada:a historical-comparative study of the two countries' editorials from 1965-1999

10.31274/etd-180810-1290 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Hexuan Liu

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Comparative Study ◽

The United States ◽

Health Related ◽

Cultural Forms ◽

Historical Comparative

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Nutritional Marketing of Plant-Based Meat-Analogue Products: an exploratory study of front-of-pack and website claims in the USA

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980021002792 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-32

Author(s):

Jennifer Lacy-Nichols ◽

Libby Hattersley ◽

Gyorgy Scrinis

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Health Claims ◽

Processed Foods ◽

Nutrition And Health ◽

Nutrition Claims ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

Alternative Protein ◽

Health Related ◽

The Usa

Abstract Objective: To explore how some of the largest food companies involved in producing alternative proteins use health and nutrition claims to market their products. Design: We identified the largest food manufacturers, meat processors, and alternative protein companies selling plant-based alternative protein products in the United States. Using publicly available data, we analysed the voluntary health and nutrition claims made on front-of-pack labels and company webpages. We also analysed company websites for further nutrition and health-related statements about their products or alternative proteins more generally. Claim classification was guided by the INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/Non-Communicable Diseases Research, Monitoring, and Action Support) taxonomy for health-related food labelling. Setting: United States. Results: 1394 health and nutrition-related front-of-pack label (FOPL) claims were identified on 216 products, including 685 nutrition claims and 709 ´other health-related´ claims. No FOPL health claims were identified. Most nutrient claims were for nutrients associated with meat, with 94% of products carrying a protein claim and 30% carrying a cholesterol claim. 74% of products carried a GMO-free claim and 63% carried a plant-based claim. On their websites, some companies expanded on these claims or discussed the health benefits of specific ingredients. Conclusions: Companies involved in this category appear to be using nutritional marketing primarily to position their products in relation to meat. There is a focus on nutrient and ingredient claims, with discussion of processing largely avoided. The findings highlight the challenges companies face in positioning AP products as healthy against the backdrop of debates about ultra-processed foods.

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