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Featured Article Spotlight : 'Resisting health mandates: A case of groupthink?' - American Psychological Association

 Resisting health mandates: A case of groupthink?

"To quell the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities urged people to take easy-to-implement precautions, such as limiting social interactions, wearing a face covering, and vaccinating. Many people complied, but some did not. Some of them distrusted the medical experts, some did not think the virus would harm them, and some resisted because they were members of groups that resisted..."

 

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