Vaccination Attitudes, Science Literacy, and Internet Use
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Marlena Ryba
Major
Psychology
Presentation Abstract
In spite of the palpable effectiveness of vaccines in decreasing the fatality and anguish of infectious diseases, vaccination rates are diminishing worldwide. (Martin & Petrie, 2017). The aim of the proposed study is to assess the relationship between vaccination attitudes, science literacy, and internet use. Apprehension about vaccines facilitates the spread of contagious diseases that could otherwise be prevented and/or eradicated. This relationship will be assessed using three measures: the Science Literacy Questionnaire, (Impey, Buxner, Antonellis, Johnson, & King, 2011) a 12-question VAX Likert Scale to measure vaccination attitudes, (Martin & Petrie, 2017), and a Health-Related Internet Use Questionnaire (Jiang & Beaudoin, 2016). It is hypothesized that 1.) Vaccination attitudes will be negatively correlated with Science Literacy. 2.) Vaccination attitudes will be positively correlated with health-related internet use.
Course
Psychology 497*03
Location
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Start Date
17-4-2019 4:30 PM
End Date
17-4-2019 6:30 PM
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Sabrina, "Vaccination Attitudes, Science Literacy, and Internet Use" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 35.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/poster/35
Vaccination Attitudes, Science Literacy, and Internet Use
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
In spite of the palpable effectiveness of vaccines in decreasing the fatality and anguish of infectious diseases, vaccination rates are diminishing worldwide. (Martin & Petrie, 2017). The aim of the proposed study is to assess the relationship between vaccination attitudes, science literacy, and internet use. Apprehension about vaccines facilitates the spread of contagious diseases that could otherwise be prevented and/or eradicated. This relationship will be assessed using three measures: the Science Literacy Questionnaire, (Impey, Buxner, Antonellis, Johnson, & King, 2011) a 12-question VAX Likert Scale to measure vaccination attitudes, (Martin & Petrie, 2017), and a Health-Related Internet Use Questionnaire (Jiang & Beaudoin, 2016). It is hypothesized that 1.) Vaccination attitudes will be negatively correlated with Science Literacy. 2.) Vaccination attitudes will be positively correlated with health-related internet use.