ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

COVID-19: Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Misinformation in Italy

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Social Psychology

  • Clelia Rossi-Arnaud
    La Sapienza University of Rome
  • Alessandro Santirocchi
    La Sapienza University of Rome
  • Maria Chiara Pesola
    La Sapienza University of Rome
  • Pietro Spataro
    Universitas Mercatorum
  • Federica Alessi
    La Sapienza University of Rome
  • Vincenzo Cestari
    La Sapienza University of Rome

Abstract

Vaccine hesitancy has increased all over the world and has been declared one of the top 10 health threats by WHO (2019). We investigated parental hesitancy to vaccinate children against COVID-19 in Italy and the role of misinformation in shaping attitudes towards hesitancy and willingness to receive a booster dose.

Public Health