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ArticlePloS one2025

A diffusion of innovations measurement scale for reinvention, relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability and observability.

Hannah Overbye-Thompson, Kristy A Hamilton

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Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A Qualitative Exploration of the Drivers of Rural Hospital Participation in a Technical Assistance Program.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Hannah Overbye-ThompsonUniversity of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-9486
Kristy A HamiltonUniversity of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States of America.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffusion of innovations (DOI) theory identifies critical factors that influence technology adoption rates and offers a predictive model for understanding how innovations spread through populations. While DOI theory encompasses six key perceptual characteristics (relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, observability, and reinvention), most empirical research operationalizes only Rogers' five core attributes, rarely integrating reinvention despite its theoretical importance for understanding post-adoption adaptation. This research develops and validates a comprehensive scale measuring all six DOI characteristics, with particular attention to the reinvention construct. Through three independent samples (n = 2,019), we test the scale's validity within a nomological network, creating an adaptable instrument for studying innovation diffusion that captures the full scope of DOI theory.

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Diffusion of InnovationHumansModels, Theoretical

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PMID41100463
PMCPMC12530589

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