Are parents more willing to vaccinate their children than themselves

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ID4227964
AuthorsMei Yee Tang, Mei Tang (0000-0002-3116-6025, University College London, UK), Lion Shahab (0000-0003-4033-442X, University College London, UK), Kathryn A Robb (0000-0002-1672-0411, University of Glasgow), Benjamin Gardner (0000-0003-1223-5934, University College London, UK)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue5
Pages781-787
Publication date2016-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105314539527
PMID24984715
OpenAlexW2039877371
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

Risk perception studies have focused on personal risks; yet many decisions are taken for others. Some studies have suggested that parents are especially sensitive to risks to their children. We compared 245 parents' willingness to vaccinate their child versus themselves in nine hypothetical scenarios relating to influenza strains. Scenarios varied according to non-vaccination risk (low, medium and high) and 'risk target' (oneself, one's child or, as a comparator, one's elderly parent). Participants were more willing to vaccinate their child (61% acceptance) than themselves (54%) or their parent (56%). Parents may be more risk-sensitive when deciding for their child than for themselves

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Perception · Risk perception · Vaccination · Medicine · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Immunology · Social Psychology

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