The Use of Mimicry to Promote Vaccination Uptake

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dc.abstract.enThis chapter focuses on mimicry, that is, unconscious imitation of another person’s behaviors, and its role in enhancing communication between doctors and patients by fostering trust, rapport, and mutual understanding. Attention is paid to the context of vaccination, where mimicry is hypothesized as a potential technique for enhancing the quality of interaction and, consequently, promoting vaccine-related communication. Furthermore, the chapter introduces a novel mimicry research direction: recent findings show that persons who are being mimicked during an interaction are perceived by third-party observers as more effective in promoting vaccination than those who are mimicking others, regardless of vaccine type or third-party observers’ prior attitudes toward vaccination. Practical recommendations regarding the potential use of mimicry in medical practice and public health campaigns related to vaccination are discussed.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorMuniak, Paweł
dc.contributor.editorKulesza, Wojciech
dc.contributor.editorDoliński, Dariusz
dc.contributor.editorGrzyb, Tomasz
dc.date.access2026-04-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-20T11:09:36Z
dc.date.available2026-04-20T11:09:36Z
dc.date.created2026-01-23
dc.date.issued2026-04-18
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumberGOSPOSTRATEG-II/0007/2020-0
dc.description.granttitleBuilding trust in vaccination using the technically advanced communication tools and social impact methods
dc.description.physical103-112
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-032-18151-0_7
dc.identifier.eisbn9783032181510
dc.identifier.isbn9783032181503
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2309
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-18151-0_7
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.publisher.ministerialSpringer
dc.relation.bookVaccines and Vaccinations: A Psychological Perspective
dc.relation.pages259
dc.rightsOther
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.monoOTHER
dc.subject.enCommunication
dc.subject.endoctor– patient relationship
dc.subject.enmimicry
dc.subject.envaccination
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titleThe Use of Mimicry to Promote Vaccination Uptake
dc.title.journalVaccines and Vaccinations: A Psychological Perspective
dc.typeMonographyChapter
dspace.entity.typeBook