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SUBMITTER: Bruine de Bruin W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7065942 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bruine de Bruin Wändi W Galesic Mirta M Parker Andrew M AM Vardavas Raffaele R
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making 20200217 2
<b>Purpose.</b> "False consensus" refers to individuals with (v. without) an experience judging that experience as more (v. less) prevalent in the population. We examined the role of people's perceptions of their social circles (family, friends, and acquaintances) in shaping their population estimates, false consensus patterns, and vaccination intentions. <b>Methods.</b> In a national online flu survey, 351 participants indicated their personal vaccination and flu experiences, assessed the perce ...[more]