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May 8, 2026Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Comparative Efficacy of Preventative Inoculation Treatments and Reactive Mortification Defending Against Political Debate Attacks

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DCDavid E. Clementson

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Overview

Randomized trial tests inoculation and mortification efficacy in political scandals, indicating distinct advantages.

Key Points

  • This research evaluates the effectiveness of inoculation and mortification strategies in managing political scandals.
  • Conducted preregistered multiple-message-design experiments with U.S. voters.
  • Involved N = 490 in the first study and N = 209 in the second study, focusing on different scandal types.
  • Assessed perceived scandal cover-up, followed by trustworthiness and behavioral intentions.
  • First study found that isolated inoculation and mortification strategies are equally effective.
  • In the second study, isolated inoculation demonstrated superiority in handling public safety scandals.

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David E. Clementson (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7e42bfa21ec5bbf06785https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927x261445571
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