The strength of conspiracy beliefs versus scientific information: the case of COVID 19 preventive behaviours
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The strength of conspiracy beliefs versus scientific information: the case of COVID 19 preventive behavioursAutoria
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2024Editor
Frontiers MediaISSN
1664-1078Cita bibliogràfica
Pinazo-Calatayud D, Agut-Nieto S, Arahuete L, Peris R, Barros A and Vázquez-Rodríguez C (2024) The strength of conspiracy beliefs versus scientific information: the case of COVID 19 preventive behaviours. Front. Psychol. 15:1325600. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1325600Tipus de document
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Controlling the spread of COVID-19 requires individuals to adopt preventive
behaviours, but conspiracy beliefs about its origin are spreading. The aim of
this paper is to better comprehend the strength of conspiracy ... [+]
Controlling the spread of COVID-19 requires individuals to adopt preventive
behaviours, but conspiracy beliefs about its origin are spreading. The aim of
this paper is to better comprehend the strength of conspiracy beliefs versus
objective COVID-19 information to predict people’s adherence to protective
behaviours (getting vaccinated, being tracked through APPs, and keeping social
distance from infected people). Study 1 shows that COVID-19 implicit theories
detected in the Pre-study were activated as independent factors that constitute
people’s interpretations of the virus origin. These beliefs were related to a lesser
intention to engage in preventive behaviours and a higher level of mistrust in
institutional information, although some beliefs generate positive expectations
about COVID-19 consequences. In Study 2, conducted with a different sample,
official COVID-19 information was included as an independent variable, but
this new variable did not further explain results. Lastly, Study 3 consisting of
both previous samples confirmed that conspiracy beliefs had a direct effect
on a lesser willingness to engage in preventive actions, a higher mistrust,
and positive expectations about COVID-19 consequences. We conclude that
objective COVID-19 information did not buffer the effect of conspiracy beliefs;
they interfere with actions to prevent it by taking institutions as scapegoats or
complicit with secret powers. [-]
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Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1325600Entitat finançadora
Universitat Jaume I
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UJI-B2022-10 | PREDOC/2020/10
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