The strength of conspiracy beliefs versus scientific information: the case of COVID 19 preventive behaviours

The strength of conspiracy beliefs versus scientific information: the case of COVID 19 preventive behaviours

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 prote...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pinazo-Calatayud, Sonia Agut-Nieto, Lorena Arahuete, Rosana Peris, Alfonso Barros, Carolina Vázquez-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
COVID-19
implicit theories
conspiracy beliefs
objective information
preventive behaviours
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1325600/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1325600/full

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