The effects of health fatalism and cyberchondria on parents’ childhood vaccine hesitancy
This study has revealed that health-related fatalistic beliefs and levels of cyberchondria may be associated with parents' vaccine hesitancy. The findings suggest that vaccine hesitancy may be influenced not only by a lack of information but also by individuals' belief systems and health-related concerns in the digital environment.
Authors
- Muhammet Faruk Yiğit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3803-6063)
- Necmettin Çiftçi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4713-4212)
- Sevgi Sarpdaği
- Metin Yildiz
- Muhammet Ali Aydin
- Derya Karadeniz Sir
- Yakup Sarpdaği
Institutions
- Sakarya University (TR)
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi (TR)
- Muş Alparslan University (TR)
- Erzurum Technical University (TR)
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- Education Training And Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26317-4
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sakarya Üniversitesi