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COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
卷 130, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107176
关键词
Information overload; Cyberchondria; Perceived risk; Vaccine skepticism; Vaccination intention; Endorsement
This research presents a comprehensive model to explain the influence of information overload on vaccine skepticism and vaccination intention. It also investigates the effectiveness of celebrity endorsement in promoting vaccination and compares it with other endorsement types. The results show that information overload increases vaccine skepticism through cyberchondria and perceived risk of the vaccine, leading to a decrease in vaccination intention. Celebrity endorsement, especially when considered trustworthy, mitigates the negative effect of vaccine skepticism on vaccination intention. Compared to government official and medical expert endorsements, celebrity endorsement is more effective in reducing vaccine skepticism and increasing vaccination intention.
This research proposes and tests an integrated model to explain how information overload influence vaccine skepticism and vaccination intention. In addition, this research investigates the effectiveness of using a celebrity endorsement strategy in promoting vaccination and compares its effectiveness with other endorsement types. A survey study (Study 1) was conducted to examine the mechanism underlying the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine information overload on vaccine skepticism that, subsequently, affects vaccination intention. It also examined the moderating role of celebrity endorsement trustworthiness. The results indicate that information overload positively influenced vaccine skepticism through cyberchondria and perceived risk of the vaccine, which subsequently reduces vaccination intention. The negative effect of vaccine skepticism on vaccination intention was weakened by the celebrity endorsement that was considered trustworthy. A follow-up experimental study (Study 2) was performed to compare the effectiveness of celebrity endorsement with other endorsement types (i.e., government official and medical expert endorsements). The results showed that the celebrity endorsement was more effective in mitigating the negative effect of vaccine skepticism on vaccination intention compared to government official and medical expert. The findings provide practical insights into how governments can minimize people's vaccine skeptical views and increase their vaccination intentions.
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