The Relationship Between Antisemitism and COVID-19 Conspiracy on Twitter

Garner, Grace; McGrann, Madeleine; Klug, Daniel; Kranson, Rachel; Yoder, Michael

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“…The study showed that internal locus of control was associated with positive psychological well-being and relatively better coping with COVID-19 anxiety ( Banerjee et al, 2022 ). Also, another study found that the external locus of control was a strong predictor of COVID-19 conspiracy suspicion ( Anderson, 2023 ). Similarly, the absence of severe emotional and behavioral problems, less sedentary behavior, and a high level of school social capital were factors determining adolescents’ psychological well-being, and low level of physical activity played an important role in school students’ poor well-being ( Jusienė et al, 2022 ).…”

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Psychological well-being and factors affecting it after the COVID-19 pandemic

Babazadeh,

Ghaffari-fam,

Shahnavaz-Yoshanluie

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has enormously impacted human activity worldwide, partly due to many governments issuing stay-at-home orders and limiting the types of social interactions citizens can engage in. Hence, this study investigated psychological well-being and factors affecting it after the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA total of 345 participants were recruited in the study. This research was conducted between February and May 2023 in Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran. To measure the data, valid and reliable instruments of Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC), interpersonal support evaluation list (ISEL-SF), and health-protective behaviors checklist instrument were used.ResultsAccording to the results, health locus of control (r = 0.227; p < 0.001), social support (r = 0.339; p < 0.001), and COVID-19 preventive behaviors (r = 0.376; p < 0.001) were positively correlated with psychological well-being. The strongest correlation was observed between psychological well-being and protective behaviors (r = 0.376; p < 0.001). In the hierarchical regression model, total, demographic characteristics along with health locus of control, social support, covid-19 preventive behaviors, and history of COVID-19 infection were able to explain 57.4% of the variation in psychological well-being.DiscussionPublic healthcare providers’ and policymakers’ preventive and supportive actions are highly advised for promoting health locus of control and social support in adults after the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, it is better to include a community’s social and environmental changes.

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Psychological well-being and factors affecting it after the COVID-19 pandemic

Babazadeh,

Ghaffari-fam,

Shahnavaz-Yoshanluie

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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“…Another narrative rooted in conspiracy theories is "every single aspect of the covid agenda is jewish". This narrative arose on 18 September 2021 until 31 March 2022 as part of an effort to link anti-government sentiment ("the COVID agenda") with antisemitic extremist views [25]. This national and local targeting warrants further investigation into white supremacist communication tactics.…”

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Online to Offline Crossover of White Supremacist Propaganda

Diab

Jagdagdorj

et al. 2023

Companion Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2023

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White supremacist extremist groups are a significant domestic terror threat in many Western nations. These groups harness the Internet to spread their ideology via online platforms: blogs, chat rooms, forums, and social media, which can inspire violence offline. In this work, we study the persistence and reach of white supremacist propaganda in both online and offline environments. We also study patterns in narratives that crossover from online to offline environments, or vice versa. From a geospatial analysis, we find that offline propaganda is geographically widespread in the United States, with a slight tendency toward Northeastern states. Propaganda that spreads the farthest and lasts the longest has a patriotic framing and is short, memorable, and repeatable. Through text comparison methods, we illustrate that online propaganda typically leads the appearance of the same propaganda in offline flyers, banners, and graffiti. We hope that this study sheds light on the characteristics of persistent white supremacist narratives both online and offline. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Collaborative and social computing; • Social and professional topics → User characteristics; • Information systems → Social networking sites.

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Correlation between coronavirus conspiracism and antisemitism: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom

Allington,

Hirsh,

Katz

2023

Sci Rep

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This article presents the findings of a survey of UK-resident adults ($$n$$ n = 1790) carried out in December 2021 and designed to test for a relationship between antisemitism and coronavirus conspiracism. Antisemitism was measured using the Generalised Antisemitism (GeAs) scale, and coronavirus conspiracism was measured using a version of the Flexible Inventory of Conspiracy Suspicions (FICS). Hypotheses and methodology were pre-registered, and all data and code are open. There was found to be a positive correlation between coronavirus conspiracy suspicions and Generalised Antisemitism, robust to demographic controls. This correlation appears to be entirely accounted for by older forms of antisemitism: antisemitism as expressed in relation to Israel and its supporters was found to be associated with coronavirus conspiracism only because both of these variables were associated with antisemitism as expressed in relation to Jews identified as Jews. Statistical analysis suggests that these findings may be generalised from the sample to the UK adult population with some confidence, although no data were collected in other national contexts, such that generalisation to other national contexts must remain speculative.

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The Relationship Between Antisemitism and COVID-19 Conspiracy on Twitter

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Psychological well-being and factors affecting it after the COVID-19 pandemic

Psychological well-being and factors affecting it after the COVID-19 pandemic

Online to Offline Crossover of White Supremacist Propaganda

Correlation between coronavirus conspiracism and antisemitism: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom

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