Using positive imagination to reduce negativity in information processing and hesitant attitudes towards childhood COVID-19 vaccinations in parents: A randomized controlled trial.

Br J Health Psychol · 2025 · PMC12134526 · PMID 40462413

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Although the latter outcome should be interpreted with caution due to its marginal significance ( p = .056), the directionally positive change provides initial evidence that positive affect priming has the potential to spillover and influence how people interpret COVID‐19 vaccines.

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marginally significantp = .056so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Specifically, the main effect of the PIS significantly improved trust in COVID‐19 vaccine‐related information ( F (1, 323) = 4.39, p = .037), and the reduction in COVID‐19 vaccine safety‐related worry was marginally significant ( F (1, 323) = 3.68, p = .056).

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