Vaccinating Voters: Surveying Political Campaign Inoculation Scholarship
@article{Compton2013VaccinatingVS,
title={Vaccinating Voters: Surveying Political Campaign Inoculation Scholarship},
author={J. Compton and B. Ivanov},
journal={Annals of the International Communication Association},
year={2013},
volume={37},
pages={251 - 283}
}Inoculation theory has seen dramatic theoretical development since it was first introduced in the early 1960s, and applied research has explored its efficacy in such domains as politics, health, and commerce. This chapter notes a dearth in political campaign inoculation scholarship in recent years and calls for renewed interest. A survey of inoculation research offers a nuanced portrait of how inoculation has functioned in campaigns, yet several findings remain unexplained by the theory. The… CONTINUE READING
Paper Mentions
8 Citations
Beyond Simple Inoculation: Examining the Persuasive Value of Inoculation for Audiences with Initially Neutral or Opposing Attitudes
- Psychology
- 2017
- 12
- PDF
Examining the “Blanket of Protection” Conferred by Inoculation: The Effects of Inoculation Messages on the Cross-protection of Related Attitudes
- Psychology
- 2016
- 15
- PDF
“Inoculate Yourself with the Word of God”: Persuasion Inoculation, Medical Inoculation, and Religious Rhetoric
- Sociology
- 2019
Enhancing Inoculation: Examining the Relationships among Attack Certainty, Threat and Resistance
- Psychology
- 2013
- 7
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 112 REFERENCES
Efficacy of inoculation strategies in promoting resistance to political attack messages: Application to direct mail
- Psychology
- 1990
- 93
- Highly Influential
Rethinking the Inoculation Analogy: Effects on Subjects With Differing Preexisting Attitudes
- Psychology
- 2007
- 32
- Highly Influential
The Effects of Negative Political Campaigns: A Meta-Analytic Reassessment
- Political Science
- 2015
- 149
- PDF