Table 5.
Effects of requiring vaccination and psychological reactance on intentions, perceived benefits, norms, fairness, and obligation: Study 4.
| Requirement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |
| Vaccination intention | ||
| All participants | 3.59 (0.07) | 3.36 (0.07) |
| Participants with lower reactance (− 1SD of the mean) | 3.70 (0.09) | 3.45 (0.10) |
| Participants with higher reactance (+ 1SD of the mean) | 3.48 (0.10) | 3.26 (0.09) |
| Perceived benefits | ||
| All participants | 3.41 (0.04) | 3.39 (0.05) |
| Participants with lower reactance (− 1SD of the mean) | 3.63 (0.06) | 3.44 (0.06) |
| Participants with higher reactance (+ 1SD of the mean) | 3.18 (0.06) | 3.33 (0.06) |
| Perceived norms | ||
| All participants | 3.32 (0.04) | 3.31 (0.04) |
| Participants with lower reactance (− 1SD of the mean) | 3.47 (0.06) | 3.38 (0.06) |
| Participants with higher reactance (+ 1SD of the mean) | 3.17 (0.06) | 3.24 (0.06) |
| Perceived fairness | ||
| All participants | 3.28 (0.06) | 3.30 (0.07) |
| Participants with lower reactance (− 1SD of the mean) | 3.54 (0.09) | 3.43 (0.09) |
| Participants with higher reactance (+ 1SD of the mean) | 3.02 (0.09) | 3.17 (0.09) |
| Perceived obligation | ||
| All participants | 3.28 (0.06) | 3.41 (0.06) |
| Participants with lower reactance (− 1SD of the mean) | 3.58 (0.08) | 3.53 (0.09) |
| Participants with higher reactance (+ 1SD of the mean) | 2.98 (0.09) | 3.29 (0.08) |
Table entries are means and standard errors (parenthetically) obtained from analyses of covariance.
Intentions were measured on a 1–5 scale, where 1 = extremely unlikely, 2 = somewhat unlikely, 3 = neither likely nor unlikely, 4 = somewhat likely, and 5 = extremely likely.