Beyond confidence: Development of a measure assessing the 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination

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Authors

Cornelia Betsch · University of Erfurt

Philipp Schmid · University of Erfurt

Dorothee Heinemeier · University of Erfurt

Lars Korn · University of Erfurt

Cindy Holtmann · University of Erfurt

Robert Böhm · RWTH Aachen University

Abstract

The 5C scale provides a novel tool to monitor psychological antecedents of vaccination and facilitates diagnosis, intervention design and evaluation. Its short version is suitable for field settings and regular global monitoring of relevant antecedents of vaccination.

Topics & Keywords

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Misinformation and Its Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 13, Issue 12, pp. e0208601-e0208601

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208601

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