An experimental investigation of the effects of anticipating regret and relief on intentions and decisions to get the influenza vaccination
The results provide the first evidence that prompting participants to anticipate counterfactual relief increases intentions to be vaccinated compared to controls. These findings reinforce claims that the anticipation of both negative and positive decision-related counterfactual emotions may improve health-related decision-making.
Authors
- Sarah R. Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-1603)
- Matthew Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1694-3305)
- Christoph Hoerl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3370-4747)
- Teresa McCormack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5370-4496)
- Aidan Feeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0442-1676)
- Sara Lorimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-534X)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118517
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09
Funders
- Leverhulme Trust