Conspiracy beliefs and the impact on health behaviors

Kroke, Abigail M.; Ruthig, Joelle C.

doi:10.1111/aphw.12304

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“…In addition, the Korean version of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale had a significant correlation in the criterion validity with self-efficacy based on previous studies. However, the Korean version of the vaccine conspiracy beliefs scale had no significant correlation with self-efficacy, which supports the opinion of Kroke and Ruthig [ 39 ] that the existence of conspiracy beliefs would have little or no effect on self-efficacy by eliminating potential disease prevention measures. Based on these results, it can be said that conspiracy beliefs are related to negative attitudes toward vaccination [ 13 ], and individuals with conspiracy beliefs against vaccination are affected by vaccination intentions [ 14 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Adapting and Validating the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scales in Korea

2022

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has emphasized a need to assess the cause of vaccine hesitancy. This study verified the reliability and validity of the Korean versions of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and vaccine conspiracy belief scale and the correlation between them. The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale, Korean COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale, vaccine conspiracy beliefs scale, and self-efficacy scale were the study tools. Following translation into Korean, back translation into English, content validity verification, and preliminary survey, valid samples were obtained from 400 adults aged >20 years. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that “belief” and “lack of trust” accounted for 62.4% of the total variance. The model fit index of the vaccine conspiracy beliefs scale revealed that all values were in a good range. The Korean version of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale showed a positive correlation with vaccine conspiracy beliefs (r = 0.74, p < 0.001) and a significant negative correlation with self-efficacy (r = −0.17, p < 0.001). The validity and reliability of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale and vaccine conspiracy beliefs scale were verified. The Korean versions of the two scales can contribute to programs that measure and mediate various factors influencing vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Adapting and Validating the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scales in Korea

2022

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“…Our findings reiterate past work that supports a conspiratorial mindset, suggesting that people who endorse some conspiracies tend to validate multiple other conspiracies (Brotherton et al, 2013;Bruder et al, 2013). As such conspiratorial beliefs tend to be unchanging in nature (Kroke & Ruthig, 2022) and can affect health behaviors, this finding has serious implications including reduced support for health-protective behaviors (Allington et al, 2021;Bierwiaczonek et al, 2020;Uscinski et al, 2020), non-compliance with public health guidelines and policies (Pummerer et al, 2022), reduced risk perceptions (Hughes et al, 2022), and increased use of alternative medicine (Oliver & Wood, 2014).…”

Section: Conspiratorial Thinkingsupporting

confidence: 81%

Do you trust the rumors? Examining the determinants of health-related misinformation in India.

Kapoor¹,

Gurjar²,

Mahadeshwar³

et al. 2023

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Rumors, conspiracies, and health-related misinformation have gone hand-in-hand with the global COVID-19 pandemic and made accessing reliable and accurate information difficult. Against this background, the present study examined the different psychosocial predictors of believing in conspiratorial information related to general health in India. Indian participants (N = 826) responded to measures related to conspiratorial thinking, trust, moral emotions, political ideology, bullshit receptivity, and belief in conspiratorial information in an online survey. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to determine the validity of the instruments used with an Indian sample. Results revealed that lower socioeconomic status, lower trust in political institutions, greater negative moral emotions, greater conspiratorial thinking, and right-leaning political ideology predicted beliefs in health-related conspiratorial information. In highlighting these potential psychosocial determinants of conspiratorial beliefs, we can move towards combating conspiracies effectively and develop necessary interventions for the same. Future work can focus on those areas and assess the moderating effects of political ideology on conspiratorial beliefs.

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“…Finally, behaviors are the result of a complex set of idiosyncratic experiences, exposures, and traits [ 9 , 40 ], and beliefs and behaviors are often not altered by exposure to ideas [ 41 ]. Beliefs and behaviors are, of course, related, and sometimes the former is responsible for the latter; but both share common antecedents.…”

Section: An Alternative Model Of Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Non-no...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cause and effect: On the antecedents and consequences of conspiracy theory beliefs

Uscinski

Enders

Klofstad

et al. 2022

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Conspiracy beliefs and the impact on health behaviors

Cited by 24 publications

References 48 publications

Adapting and Validating the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scales in Korea

Adapting and Validating the COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scales in Korea

Do you trust the rumors? Examining the determinants of health-related misinformation in India.

Cause and effect: On the antecedents and consequences of conspiracy theory beliefs

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