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

Cornelia Betsch; Philipp Schmid; Dorothee Heinemeier; Lars Korn; Cindy Holtmann; Robert Böhm

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0208601

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.

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VaccinationScale (ratio)Discriminant validityPsychologySample (material)PopulationConfidence intervalSocial psychologyApplied psychologyClinical psychologyMedicinePsychometricsEnvironmental healthImmunology

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 12
Pages: e0208601-e0208601
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                                    Cornelia Betsch, 
                                
                                    Philipp Schmid, 
                                
                                    Dorothee Heinemeier
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Beyond confidence: Development of a measure assessing the 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination. 
                            PLoS ONE
                            , 13
                            (12)
                            , e0208601-e0208601.
                            https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208601
                        

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208601