Inviting free-riders or appealing to prosocial behavior? Game-theoretical reflections on communicating herd immunity in vaccine advocacy

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 978-985

  Betsch, Cornelia ^a   Böhm, Robert ^a   Korn, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Communication strategies; Immunization; Public health; Social dilemma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HERD IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MODEL; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; VACCINATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; INTENTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VACCINATION;

EID: 84883522606     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031590     Document Type: Article

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