Many people who choose not to get vaccinated have 'a desire for bodily and spiritual purity' — via healthing_ca
an online crowdsourced platform that collects an array of psychological data, and data about vaccination rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers analyzed data about vaccination rates and moral values by county. They found that values traditionally associated with conservatism were also associated with lower vaccination rates.
underlies the widespread idea that the body is a temple which can be desecrated by immoral activities and contaminants .”was a desire for bodily and spiritual purity,” Reimer said. “Endorsing these beliefs is related to all kinds of opinions such as being opposed to non-mainstream sexual practices or immigration.”Meanwhile, areas that prioritize “loyalty” were 1.14 times more likely to have high vaccination rates.
This came as a surprise to researchers, as loyalty is usually a conservative value. But they also found that loyalty was only associated with high vaccination rates when the other moral values stayed the same.
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