Our publications
2023
Fear of COVID-19 disease and vaccination as predictors of vaccination status.
- Gilan, D., Birkenbach, M., Wossidlo, M., Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., Hahad, O., & Lieb, K.
- Scientific Reports
Explaining Boomerang Effects in Persuasive Health Communication: How Psychological Reactance to Healthy Eating Messages Elevates Attention to Unhealthy Food.
- Sprengholz, P., Tannert, S., Betsch, C.
- Journal of Health Communication
Experiencing herd immunity in virtual reality increases COVID-19 vaccination intention: Evidence from a large-scale field intervention study
- Plechatá, A., Vandeweerdt, C., Atchapero, M., Luong, T., Holz, C., Betsch, C., Dietermann, B. Schultka, Y., Böhm, R., Makranskya, G.
- Computers in Human Behavior
Situational pathogen avoidance mediates the impact of social connectedness on preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Taubert, F., Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Wiedermann, M. & Betsch, C.
- Scientific Reports, 13, 2418
Different interventions for different vaccinations? Effects of psychological factors and health policies on COVID-19 primary and booster vaccine uptake
- Sprengholz, P., Henkel, L., Böhm, R. & Betsch, C.
- Medical Decision Making, 43(2), 239-251
Communicating Health Statistics Effectively: The Power of Icon Arrays and Natural Frequency Trees
- Lein, I. & Jenny, M. A.
- Handbook of Mathematical Science Communication. World Scientific.
From delta to omicron: The role of individual factors and social context in self-reported compliance with pandemic regulations and recommendations
- Sprengholz, P., Bruckmann, R., Wiedermann, M., Brockmann, D. & Betsch, C.
- Social Science & Medicine, 317, 115633
2022
Fact boxes that inform individual decisions may contribute to a more positive evaluation of COVID-19 vaccinations at the population level
- Rebitschek, F. G., Ellermann, C., Jenny, M. A., Siegel, N. A., Spinner, C., Wagner, G. G.
- PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274186.
A call for immediate action to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake to prepare for the third pandemic winter
- Betsch, C., Schmid, P., Verger, P., Lewandowsky, S., Soveri, A., Hertwig, R., Fasce, A., Holford, D., De Raeve, P., Gagneur, A., Vuolanto, P., Correia, , T., Tavoschi, L., Declich, S., Marceca, M., Linos, A., Karnaki, P., Karlsson, L., Garrison, A.
- Nature Communication 13, 7511
Different interventions for COVID-19 primary and booster vaccination? Effects of psychological factors and health policies on vaccine uptake
- Sprengholz, P., Henkel, L.; Böhm, R.; Betsch, C.
- Medical Decision Making
Large-scale behavioural data are key to climate policy
- Jenny, M.A., Betsch, C.
- Nature Human Behaviour 6, 1444–1447
Sozial- und verhaltenswissenschaftliche Daten als wichtiger Baustein des Pandemiemanagements
- Korn, L., Betsch, C., & Sprengholz, P.
- A. W. Lohse & T. C. Mettenleitner (Eds.), Infektionen und Gesellschaft - COVID-19, was haben wir gelernt? Springer-Verlag
The association between vaccination status identification and societal polarization
- Henkel, L., Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., Böhm, R.
- Nature Human Behaviour
Accelerating climate protection by behavioural insights: The Planetary Health Action Survey (PACE)
- Jenny, M. A., Lehrer, L., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Shamsrizi, P., Geiger, M., Hellmann, L., Mai, L., Maur, K., & Betsch, C.
- he Lancet Planetary Health, 6, 19
Benefits and Pitfalls of Debunking Interventions to Counter mRNA Vaccination Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Schmid, P., Betsch, C.
- Science Communication
How a generally well-accepted measles vaccine mandate may lead to inequities and decreased vaccine uptake: a preregistered survey study in Germany
- Neufeind, J., Schmid-Küpke, N., Rehfuess, E., Betsch, C., Wichmann, O.
- BMC Public Health
Debunking Misinformation and Communicating Critical Events in Vaccine Trials: Experimental Evidence on Vaccination Intentions in SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
- Memenga, P., Eitze, S., Shamsrizi, P., Addo, M. M., & Betsch, C.
- European Journal of Health Communication, 3(2)
Editorial: Mis- and Disinformation About Covid-19 – Challenges for Health Communication
- Kessler, S.H., & Schmid, P.
- European Journal of Health Communication
Germany’s fourth COVID-19 wave was mainly driven by the unvaccinated
- Maier, B. F., Wiedermann, M., Burdinski, A., Klamser, P. P., Jenny, M. A., Betsch, C., & Brockmann, D.
- Communications Medicine, 2(1), 116.
Crowdsourcing interventions to promote uptake of COVID-19 booster vaccines
- Böhm, R., Betsch, C., Litovsky, Y., Sprengholz, P., Brewer, Noel T., Chapman, G., Leask, J., Loewenstein, G., Scherzer, M., Sunstein, Cass R., Kirchler, M.
- eClinicalMedicine
Individual differences in white matter microstructure of the face processing brain network are more differentiated from global fibers with increasing ability
- Liu, X., Geiger, M., Zhou, C., & Hildebrandt, A.
- Scientific Reports. 12(1), 14075
Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: a longitudinal study
- Adeyanju G. C., Sprengholz, P., & Betsch, C.
- Npj Vaccines
Diagnostik und Therapie Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörungen bei Menschen mit intellektueller Beeinträchtigung
- Elbing, U., Mayer, B., Büngener, K., Sievert, E.D.C., & Schäfer, I.
- Trauma & Gewalt. 16(3)
Development and initial validation of an admission test for bachelor psychology studies
- Watrin, L., Geiger, M, Levacher, J., Spinath, B., & Wilhelm, O.
- Frontiers in Education
Public policy and conspiracies: The case of mandates
- Lewandowsky, S., Holford, D., & Schmid, P.
- Current Opinion in Psychology
Development, validity, and reliability of the Japanese version of the 7C of vaccination readiness scale
- Machida, M., Kojima, T., Popiel, H.A., Geiger, M., Odagiri, Y., Inoue, S.
- American Journal of Infection Control
The globalizability of temporal discounting
- Ruggeri, K., Panin, A., Vdovic, M., Većkalov, B., Abdul-Salaam, N., Achterberg, J., … Sievert, E.D.C., ...& Toscano, F.
- Nature Human Behaviour
Early Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Immunization Services in Nigeria
- Essoh, T-A., Adeyanju G.C., Adamu, A.A., Ahawo, A.K., Aka, D., Tall, H., Aplogan, A., Wiysonge, C.S.
- Vaccines. 10(7), 1107
Determinants of Adoption and Rejection of Protective Measures During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study in Germany’s Second Wave
- Ochel, P., Eitze, S., Siegers, R., Betsch, C., & Seufert, A.
- Social Psychological Bulletin. 17
Measuring parents’ readiness to vaccinate themselves and their children against COVID-19
- Rees, F., Geiger, M., Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Wilhelm, O.
- Vaccine. 40(28)
When science becomes embroiled in conflict: Recognizing the public’s need for debate while combating conspiracies and misinformation
- Lewandowsky, S., Armaos, K., Bruns, H., Schmid, P., Holford, D. L., Hahn, U., … & Cook, J.
- The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
A lay perspective on prioritization for intensive care in pandemic times: Vaccination status matters
- Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., & Betsch, C.
- Clinical Ethics
An instrument to measure psychosocial determinants of health care professionals’ vaccination behavior: Validation of the Pro-VC-Be questionnaire
- Verger, P., Fressard, L., Soveri, A., Dauby, N., Fasce, A., Karlsson, L., Lewandoswky, S., Schmid, P., Dube, E., & Gagneur, A.
- Expert Review of Vaccines
Measuring psychosocial determinants of vaccination behavior in healthcare professionals: validation of the Pro-VC-Be short-form questionnaire
- Garrison, A., Fressard, L., Karlsson, L., Soveri, A., Fasce, A., Lewandowsky, S., Schmid, P… & Verger, P.
- Expert Review of Vaccines
To disclose or not to disclose? Factors related to the willingness to disclose information to a COVID-19 tracing app
- Jörling, M., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., Betsch, C., Allen, J. & Böhm, R.
- Information, Communication & Society
Prebunking messaging to inoculate against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: An effective strategy for public health
- Vivion, M., Anassour Laouan Sidi, E. H., Betsch, C., Dionne, M., Dubé, E., … & Yesilada, M.
- Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media and Engagement in Global Health
Emotional Situation of Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: Results from the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring Study (COSMO)
- Rathgeb, C., Schillok, H., Voss, S., Coenen, M., Schulte-Körne, G., Merkel, C., Eitze, S., Jung-Sievers, C., & On Behalf Of The Cosmo Study Team
- International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(5), 2698
Information nudges for influenza vaccination: Evidence from a large-scale cluster-randomized controlled trial in Finland
- Sääksvuori, L., Betsch, C., Nohynek, H., Salo, H., Sivelä, J., & Böhm, R.
- PLoS Med, 19(2), e1003919
Information nudges for influenza vaccination: Evidence from a large-scale cluster-randomized controlled trial in Finland
- Sääksvuori, L., Betsch, C., Nohynek, H., Salo, H., Sivelä, J., & Böhm, R.
- PLOS Medicine
Attitude toward a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy and its determinants: Evidence from serial cross-sectional surveys conducted throughout the pandemic in Germany
- Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Siegers, R., Goldhahn, L., De Bock, F., Huebl, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C.
- Vaccine
Behavioral Determinants of Antibiotic Resistance: The Role of Social Information
- Böhm, R., Holtmann-Klenner, C., Korn, L., Santana A. P. & Betsch, C.
- Appl Psychol Health Well-Being, 2022, 1–19
The psychological drivers of misinformation belief and its resistance to correction. Nature Reviews Psychology
- Ecker, U. K., Lewandowsky, S., Cook, J., Schmid, P., Fazio, L. K., Brashier, N., … & Amazeen, M. A.
- Nature Reviews Psychology
Age Differences in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior: A Psychological Perspective
- Korn, L., Siegers, R., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Taubert, F., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C.
- European Psychologist
2021
Einführung einer Impfpflicht: Eine politische Entscheidung
- Betsch, C., Sprengholz, P., Schmid, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Ochel, P., Felgendreff, L., Engel, E., Böhm, R.
- Dtsch Arztebl 2021, 118(49), A-2312 / B-1899
Die 4. COVID-19-Welle wurde durch fehlenden Impfschutz angestoßen: Was ist zu tun?
- Maier, B.F., Burdinski, A., Klamser, P., Wiedermann, M., Jenny, M. A., Betsch, C., Brockmann, D.
- Epidemiological Bulletin, 49/2021, 3-5
Caregivers’ willingness to vaccinate their children against childhood diseases and human papillomavirus: a cross-sectional study on vaccine hesitancy in Malawi
- Adeyanju G.C., Sprengholz, P., Essoh, T-A., & Betsch, C.
- Vaccines, 9, 1231
The four weeks before lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a weekly serial cross-sectional survey on risk perceptions, knowledge, public trust and behaviour, 3 to 25 March 2020
- Betsch, C., Korn, L., Burgard, T., Gaissmaier, W., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Böhm, R., Stollorz, V., Ramharter, M., Promies, N., De Bock, F., Schmid, P., Renner, B., Wieler, L. H., & Bosnjak, M.
- Eurosurveillance, 26(42), 2001900
Determinants of influenza vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Europe: a systematic review
- Adeyanju G.C., Engel, E., Koch, L., Ranzinger, T., Shahid, IBM., Head, M. G., Eitze, S., & Betsch, C.
- European Journal of Medical Research, 26, 116
Ok Google: Using virtual assistants for data collection in psychological and behavioral research
- Sprengholz, P., & Betsch, C.
- Behavior Research Methods
Vaccination policy reactance: Predictors, consequences, and countermeasures
- Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C.
- Journal of Health Psychology, 1–14
Sociodemographic characteristics determine download and use of a Corona contact tracing app in Germany-results of the COSMO surveys
- Grill, E., Eitze, S., DeBock, F., Dragano, N., Huebl, L., Schmich, P., ... & Betsch, C.
- PLoS ONE 16(9): e0256660
Protective and Risk Factors for Mental Distress and Its Impact on Health-Protective Behaviors during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic between March 2020 and March 2021 in Germany
- Gilan, D., Müssig, M., Hahad, O., Kunzler, A., Samstag, S., Roethke, N., Thrul, J., Kreuter, F., Bosnjak, M., Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., Wollschläger, D., Tuescher, O., & Lieb, K.
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 9167
Good night: Experimental evidence that nighttime curfews may fuel disease dynamics by increasing contact density
- Sprengholz, P., Siegers, R., Goldhahn, L., Eitze, S., & Betsch, C.
- Social Science & Medicine, Volume 286
Zero-sum or worse? Considering detrimental effects of selective mandates on voluntary childhood vaccinations
- Sprengholz, P. & Betsch, C.
- The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 240, 318-319
Prosocial vaccination
- Böhm, R., & Betsch, C.
- Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 307-311
The human factor between airborne pollen concentrations and COVID-19 disease dynamics
- Betsch, C. & Sprengholz, P.
- P Natl Acad Sci USA, 18(34), e2107239118
Unpacking the black box: Empirical evidence to understand the human factor for effective rapid testing against SARS-CoV2
- Betsch, C., Sprengholz, P., Siegers, R., Eitze, S., Korn, L., Goldhahn, L., ... & Jenny, M.A.
- P Natl Acad Sci USA, 118(32), e2107179118
Impfverhalten psychologisch erklären und verändern am Beispiel der HPV-Impfung
- Heinemeier, D., Terhardt, M., & Betsch, C.
- Der Gynäkologe, 54, 665-672
Money is not everything: experimental evidence that payments do not increase willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19
- Sprengholz, P., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., & Betsch, C.
- Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(8), 547-548
Previous SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to lower vaccination intentions
- Sprengholz, P., & Betsch, C.
- Journal of Medical Virology, 93, 6456-6457
Allocation of COVID-19 vaccination: when public prioritisation preferences differ from official regulations
- Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., & Betsch, C.
- Journal of Medical Ethics, 47, 452-455
Measuring the 7Cs of vaccination readiness
- Geiger, M., Rees, F., Lilleholt, L., Santana, A. P., Zettler, I. Wilhelm, O., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R.
- European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 0, 1-9
Enhancing Specific Health Literacy with a Digital Evidence-Based Patient Decision Aid for Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Wehkamp, K., Kiefer, F. B., Geiger, F., Scheibler, F., Rueffer, J. U., Donner-Banzhoff, N., & Betsch, C.
- Patient Preference and Adherence, Volume 15, 1269-1279
Reactance revisited: Consequences of mandatory and scarce vaccination in the case of COVID-19
- Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2021)
- Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13(4), 986-995
Kommunikationsempfehlungen zur Verbesserung des Verhaltens bei der Verwendung von PoC Antigen-Schnelltests und Selbsttests
- Jenny, M. A., Lein, I., Jung-Sendzik, T., Eitze, S., Drosten, C., & Betsch, C.
- Epidemiologisches Bulletin 20/2021, 3-10
Analyzing vaccine hesitancy in Malawi: a policy brief
- Adeyanju G.C., Betsch C., Head M.G., & Essoh T-A.
- Figshare presentation
Comment on: Willingness to Pay for a COVID-19 Vaccine.
- Sprengholz, P. & Betsch, C.
- Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 19, 619-621
School opening during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Public acceptance of wearing fabric masks in class
- Betsch, C., Korn, L., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., & Thaiss, H.
- Public Health in Practice, 2, 100115
Cancelled routine vaccination appointments due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Schmid-Küpke, N. K., Matysiak-Klose, D., Siedler, A., Felgendreff, L., Wieler, L., Thaiss, H. M., & Betsch, C.
- Vaccine: X, 8,100094
Risk information alone is not sufficient to reduce optimistic bias
- Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Eitze, S., Siegers, R. & Betsch, C.
- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 17(5), 1026-1027
Reply to Rabb et al.: Why promoting COVID-19 vaccines with community immunity is not a good strategy (yet)
- Korn, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C.
- P Natl Acad Sci USA, 118(14), e2102054118
Drivers of hesitancy towards recommended childhood vaccines in African settings: a scoping review of literature from Kenya, Malawi and Ethiopia
- Adamu, A. A., Essoh, T. A., Adeyanju, G. C., Jalo, R. I., Saleh, Y., Aplogan, A., & Wiysonge, C. S.
- Expert Review of Vaccines, 20(5), 611-621
Public preferences for exit strategies from COVID-19 lockdown in Germany – a discrete choice experiment
- Krauth, C., Oedingen, C., Bartling, T., Dreier, M., Spura, A., de Bock, F., von Rüden, U., Betsch, C. Korn, L. & Robra, B-P.
- International Journal of Public Health, 66, 591027.
Reply to Weisel: From polarization to vaccination and back
- Betsch, C., Korn, L., & Böhm, R.
- P Natl Acad Sci USA, 118(13), e2102717118
Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review
- Adeyanju, G.C., Augustine, T.M., Volkmann, S., Oyebamiji, U.A., Ran, S., Osobajo, OA., & Otitoju, A.
- Discover sustainability, 2(1), 1-15
Increasing vaccine acceptance using evidence-based approaches and policies: Insights from research on behavioural and social determinants presented at the 7th Annual Vaccine Acceptance Meeting
- Attwell, K., Betsch, C., Dubé, E., Sivelä, J., Gagneur, A., Suggs, L. S., ... & Thomson, A.
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 105, 188-193
Decreasing vaccine hesitancy with extended health knowledge: Evidence from a longitudinal randomized controlled trial
- Eitze, S., Heinemeier, D., Schmid-Küpke, N. K., Betsch, C., & Vaccination60+ Study Group
- Health Psychology, 40(2), 77–88
Vertrauen der Bevölkerung in staatliche Institutionen im ersten Halbjahr der Coronapandemie: Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO)
- Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Allen J., Jenny, M. A., Wieler, L., Thaiss, H., De Bock, F., & Betsch, C.
- Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 64(3), 268–276
2020
Increasing the willingness to participate in organ donation through humorous health communication:(Quasi-) experimental evidence
- Betsch, C., Schmid-Küpke, N. K., Otten, L., & von Hirschhausen, E.
- PloS ONE, 15(11), e0241208
Weight-of-Evidence Strategies to Mitigate the Influence of Messages of Science Denialism in Public Discussions
- Schmid, P., Schwarzer, M., & Betsch, C.
- Journal of Cognition, 3(1), 36
Psychische Belastungen, Resilienz, Risiko- und protektive Faktoren während der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie. Systematische Literaturanalyse und Studienergebnisse aus dem deutschen COSMO-Panel
- Gilan, D., Röthke, N., Blessin, M., Kunzler, A., Stoffers-Winterling, J., Müssig, M., Yuen, K. S. L., Tüscher, O., Thrul, J., Kreuter, F., Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., Stieglitz, R. D., Lieb, K.
- Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020; 117(38), 625-632
Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Betsch, C., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., & Böhm, R.
- P Natl Acad Sci USA,117(36), 21851-21853
Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition
- Habersaat, K., Betsch, C., Danchin, M., Sunstein, C., Böhm, R., Falk, A., Brewer, N.T., Omer, S.B., Scherzer, M., Sah, S., Fischer, E.F., Scheel, A.E., Fancourt, D., Kitayama, S., Dubé, E., Leask, J., Dutta, M., MacDonald, N.E., Temkina, A., Lieberoth, A., Jackson, M. Lewandowsky, S., Seale, H., Fiethe, N., Schmid, P., Gelfand, M., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L. Sprengholz, P., Salvi, C., Butler, R
- Nature Human Behavior, 4, 677-687
Vaccination as a social contract
- Korn, L., Böhm, R., Meier, N.W., Betsch, C.
- P Natl Acad Sci USA, 17 (26)
Herd immunity communication counters detrimental effects of selective vaccination mandates: Experimental evidence
- Sprengholz, P., & Betsch, C.
- EClinicalMedicine, 22, 100352
Barriers and drivers to adult vaccination among family physicians – Insights for tailoring the immunization program in Germany
- Neufeind, J., Betsch, C., Habersaat, K. B., Eckardt, M., Schmid, P., & Wichmann, O.
- Vaccine, 38(27)
Rapid, flexible, cost-effective monitoring tool for behavioural insights related to COVID-19 across countries.
- Betsch, C., Wieler, L. H., Habersaat, K. and the COSMO group
- The Lancet, 395(10232), 1255-1256
Sample study protocol for adapting and translating the 5C scale to assess the psychological antecedents of vaccination
- Betsch, C., Bach Habersaat, K., Deshevoi, S., Heinemeier, D., Briko, N., Kostenko, N., Kocik, J., Böhm, R., Zettler, I., Wiysonge, C. S., Dubé, È., Gagneur, A., Botelho-Nevers, E., Gagneux-Brunon, A., & Sivelä, J.
- BMJ Open, 10(3), e034869
The echo in flu-vaccination echo chambers: Selective attention trumps social influence
- Giese, H., Neth, H., Moussaïd, M., Betsch, C., & Gaissmaier, W.
- Vaccine, 38(8), 2070-2076.
2019 and earlier
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