3 Ways to have a Positive Chat About Vaccine Hesitancy with Friends and Family - a podcast by Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan

from 2021-04-21T03:05

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Research is showing that there are four broad groups of people who are the most vaccine hesitant:


  • African Americans

  • Latinos

  • Women between the ages of 20 and 36

  • Rural Americans and Republicans


Many of us have a family or friend who feels hesitant about the vaccination. In this episode, Kurt and Tim address how you can have a positive conversation with them, using proven behavioral science techniques. 


Compassionate curiosity
  • Listen with compassion

  • Understanding motivations

  • Be genuine with curiosity


Leverage the right messenger
  • Framing what you’re going to share

  • Think about their perspective

  • Find an authority figure who they respect

  • Trumpcine


The Message
  • Change the social norm

  • Being able to take our masks off “Take a shot, take off your mask”

  • Personalise the message


Links

Morgan Freeman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Freeman 


Kwame Christian https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/kwame-christian-on-compassionate-curiosity-social-justice-conversations-and-cinnamon-toast-crunch/ 


Steve Martin & Joe Marks: BG episode


https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/steve-martin-and-joe-marks-the-messenger-is-the-message/ 


Robb Willer, Stanford University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robb_Willer 


Donald Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump 


Ivanka Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanka_Trump 


Ted Cruz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz 


Trumpcine https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/04/12/trump-calls-covid-19-vaccine-trumpcine-mocks-fauci-again/ 


Frank Luntz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Luntz 


Robert Cialdini https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/robert-cialdini-phd-littering-egoism-and-aretha-franklin/ 


The Petrified Forrest https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-shaping-us/201909/the-petrified-wood-principle 


Katy Milkman https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/katy-milkman-phd-using-behavior-change-for-good/ 


Surfacing norms to increase vaccine acceptance https://psyarxiv.com/srv6t/


Patreon https://www.patreon.com/behavioralgrooves 


 


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