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Beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, compliance with the preventive measures, and trust in government medical officials

Pavela Banai, Irena ; Banai, Benjamin ; Mikloušić, Igor

Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2022-10, Vol.41 (10), p.7448-7458 [Periódico revisado por pares]

New York: Springer US

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  • Título:
    Beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, compliance with the preventive measures, and trust in government medical officials
  • Autor: Pavela Banai, Irena ; Banai, Benjamin ; Mikloušić, Igor
  • Assuntos: Behavioral Science and Psychology ; Compliance ; Conspiracy ; Conspiracy theories ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Croatia ; Disease transmission ; Epidemics ; Global Psychological Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic ; Health aspects ; Infection control ; Pandemics ; Pseudoscience ; Psychological aspects ; Psychology ; Public health ; Public officials ; Social aspects ; Social Sciences
  • É parte de: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2022-10, Vol.41 (10), p.7448-7458
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  • Descrição: The COVID -19 pandemic represents a global health crisis, so adherence to government guidelines and public health advice is critical in reducing transmission rates. Despite this, it has been reported that a minority of people do not comply with the governmental guidelines. When considering the reasons why some people do not comply with preventive measures, previous studies have shown that beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories negatively predict responsible pandemic-related behaviour. This, in turn, could seriously undermine success in combating the pandemic. Our aim was, therefore, to further investigate the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and adherence to official COVID-19 medical guidelines by including mediating roles of beliefs in pseudoscientific information and trust in government officials. A total of 1882 adults from Croatia provided sociodemographic information and completed several scales related to COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, beliefs in pseudoscientific information, trust in government officials, and adherence to official COVID-19 guidelines. A multiple mediation analysis revealed a direct negative effect of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs on compliance with the preventive measures. In addition, conspiracy beliefs were indirectly related to compliance via trust in government officials. The present study builds upon emerging research showing that conspiracy beliefs may have significant social consequences and pose a potential risk to public health. Practical implications of these findings are discussed further.
  • Editor: New York: Springer US
  • Idioma: Inglês
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