Personal relationship changes can enable exit from vaccine-hesitant belief

Evidence

Theresa Stange became a mother at the age of 19 and was a convinced opponent of vaccination for several years. Critical of the alternative medical procedures often recommended within that scene, she remained uncertain for years, always seeking validation for her opposition to vaccinations. Finally, it was only after separating from the father of her two children and with a new partner that she found the confidence to make up the missed vaccinations. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 36

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing the mechanism: does exit from conviction require a supportive social anchor, not just better information?
• XREF: connects to: the MOC “The Viral Refinery: How Preexisting Fringe Fears Get Smelted Into Mainstream Reality”