Vaccination-hesitancy and global warming: distinct social challenges with similar behavioural solutions

Ilan Fischer; Daniel I. Rubenstein; Simon A. Levin

doi:10.1098/rsos.211515

Vaccination-hesitancy and global warming: distinct social challenges with similar behavioural solutions

Ilan Fischer, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Simon A. Levin

Department of Psychology

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Abstract

Although the COVID-19 vaccine has dramatically changed the fight against the pandemic, many exhibit vaccinationhesitancy. At the same time, continued human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases pose an alarming threat to humanity. Based on the theory of Subjective Expected Relative Similarity (SERS) and a recent international study that drastically modified COVID-19 health-related attitudes, we explain why a similar approach and a corresponding public policy are expected to help resolve both behavioural issues: reduce vaccination hesitancy and motivate climate actions.

Original language	English
Article number	211515
Journal	Royal Society Open Science
Volume	9
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.211515
State	Published - 15 Jun 2022

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SERS
behaviour
global warming
vaccination hesitancy

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