Democracy, Trust, and Political Orientation: Disentangling Mechanisms Shaping Individuals’ Vaccine Attitudes
These findings suggest a greater effectiveness of democratic systems in fostering vaccine confidence and the need to depoliticize vaccination efforts. Building and maintaining trust in scientific information and technical expertise is critical. Blunt measures like vaccination mandates may not sustain long-term confidence, particularly in democratic contexts. Effective interventions should prioritize comprehensive school-based education to promote preventive health behaviors coupled with targeted trust-enhancing communication strategies.
Authors
- Marcello Antonini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-2289)
- Aleksandra Torbica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8938-7608)
- Ana Rita Sequeira
- Adrian Kellner
- Terje P. Hagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-3014)
- Neil McGregor
- Chiara Berardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0686-6580)
- Alessia Melegaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2221-8898)
- Eli Feiring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5280-1051)
- Liubovė Murauskienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6625-8843)
- Katie Attwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0366-2160)
- Mesfin G. Genie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1744-4666)
- D. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2139-0634)
- Jeremy K. Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-6870)
- Francesco Paolucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6585-7190)
- Renu Singh
Institutions
- Vilnius University (LT)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Durham University (GB)
- National Institute of Health (AM)
- Bocconi University (IT)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1215/03616878-12166725
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00