Can we trust this short scale? Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity (ETMCQ-R-6) in a sample of the U.K. general population.
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- 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591
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- 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591,
title = {Can we trust this short scale? Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity (ETMCQ-R-6) in a sample of the U.K. general population.},
author = {Riedl D and Delamain H and Fonagy P and Lampe A and Eke S and Nolte T and Kampling H and Kruse J and Campbell C},
year = {2026},
journal = {PLOS mental health},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Can we trust this short scale? Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity (ETMCQ-R-6) in a sample of the U.K. general population. AU - Riedl D AU - Delamain H AU - Fonagy P AU - Lampe A AU - Eke S AU - Nolte T AU - Kampling H AU - Kruse J AU - Campbell C PY - 2026 JO - PLOS mental health DO - 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591 ER -
APA
D, R., H, D., P, F., A, L., S, E., T, N., H, K., J, K., & C, C. (2026). Can we trust this short scale? Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity (ETMCQ-R-6) in a sample of the U.K. general population.. PLOS mental health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000591
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