To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? The role of personality
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 failed. The earliest on record is from 2026.
Replications
- The Role of Personality in Vaccination Attitudes: A Replication and Extension, Kendell & Vernon (2026). International Journal of Psychology. Outcome recorded: failed.
Ngo et al. (2023) found that individuals who are strongly opposed to vaccination ("Anti-vaxxers") scored higher on Dark Triad traits Machiavellianism and narcissism. In contrast, we found that there were no significant differences between the groups after applying a Bonferroni correction. This discrepancy may reflect differences in methodology, sample characteristics, or suggest that the relationship observed in prior studies is influenced by contextual factors, such as the…
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Ngo, A., Petrides, K. V., & Vernon, P. A. (2023). To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? The role of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 213, 112300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112300
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