What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors
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Resumo: | Rationale The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide threat to public health and the global economy. The climate of fear and uncertainty associated with the pandemic has fostered the emergence of a wide range of COVID-19 conspiracy theories that have the potential to shape public opinion and hinder the effective dissemination of valid information. Beliefs in conspiracy theories have been associated with maladaptive personality traits such as schizotypy and paranoia, as well as other non-psychotic psychological characteristics (e.g., social isolation, stress). Methods An online survey was conducted to examine the associations between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and psychotic-like experiences in a Portuguese community sample (N = 438), while also addressing the role of sociodemographic variables, psychological outcomes (e.g., stress, affective states), confinement-related factors (e.g., confinement conditions/behaviors), and pandemic-related factors (e.g., health concerns, financial issues). Results Findings suggest that psychotic-like experiences are associated with beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, particularly perceptual abnormalities and persecutory ideation. Moreover, increased health-related concerns and reduced education levels also seem to be liability factors for these conspiracy beliefs. Conclusion These results add important insights into how the adherence to illogical and erroneous disease-related arguments can be related to psychotic-like experiences. COVID-19 conspiracy theories are yet another major challenge that governments and policymakers must contemplate when defining strategic directions to manage the current and future pandemics. |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factorsCOVID-19PandemicConfinementConspiracy theoriesPsychosisPerceptual abnormalitiesPersecutory ideationRationale The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide threat to public health and the global economy. The climate of fear and uncertainty associated with the pandemic has fostered the emergence of a wide range of COVID-19 conspiracy theories that have the potential to shape public opinion and hinder the effective dissemination of valid information. Beliefs in conspiracy theories have been associated with maladaptive personality traits such as schizotypy and paranoia, as well as other non-psychotic psychological characteristics (e.g., social isolation, stress). Methods An online survey was conducted to examine the associations between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and psychotic-like experiences in a Portuguese community sample (N = 438), while also addressing the role of sociodemographic variables, psychological outcomes (e.g., stress, affective states), confinement-related factors (e.g., confinement conditions/behaviors), and pandemic-related factors (e.g., health concerns, financial issues). Results Findings suggest that psychotic-like experiences are associated with beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, particularly perceptual abnormalities and persecutory ideation. Moreover, increased health-related concerns and reduced education levels also seem to be liability factors for these conspiracy beliefs. Conclusion These results add important insights into how the adherence to illogical and erroneous disease-related arguments can be related to psychotic-like experiences. COVID-19 conspiracy theories are yet another major challenge that governments and policymakers must contemplate when defining strategic directions to manage the current and future pandemics.ElsevierRepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do PortoFerreira, SimãoCampos, CarlosMarinho, BeatrizRocha, SusanaFonseca-Pedrero, EduardoBarbosa Rocha, Nuno2022-10-13T08:02:05Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/20919eng10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114611info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-13T13:16:43Zoai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/20919Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:40:59.812260Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors Ferreira, Simão COVID-19 Pandemic Confinement Conspiracy theories Psychosis Perceptual abnormalities Persecutory ideation |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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What drives beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories? The role of psychotic-like experiences and confinement-related factors |
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Ferreira, Simão |
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Ferreira, Simão Campos, Carlos Marinho, Beatriz Rocha, Susana Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo Barbosa Rocha, Nuno |
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Campos, Carlos Marinho, Beatriz Rocha, Susana Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo Barbosa Rocha, Nuno |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
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Ferreira, Simão Campos, Carlos Marinho, Beatriz Rocha, Susana Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo Barbosa Rocha, Nuno |
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COVID-19 Pandemic Confinement Conspiracy theories Psychosis Perceptual abnormalities Persecutory ideation |
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COVID-19 Pandemic Confinement Conspiracy theories Psychosis Perceptual abnormalities Persecutory ideation |
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Rationale The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide threat to public health and the global economy. The climate of fear and uncertainty associated with the pandemic has fostered the emergence of a wide range of COVID-19 conspiracy theories that have the potential to shape public opinion and hinder the effective dissemination of valid information. Beliefs in conspiracy theories have been associated with maladaptive personality traits such as schizotypy and paranoia, as well as other non-psychotic psychological characteristics (e.g., social isolation, stress). Methods An online survey was conducted to examine the associations between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and psychotic-like experiences in a Portuguese community sample (N = 438), while also addressing the role of sociodemographic variables, psychological outcomes (e.g., stress, affective states), confinement-related factors (e.g., confinement conditions/behaviors), and pandemic-related factors (e.g., health concerns, financial issues). Results Findings suggest that psychotic-like experiences are associated with beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, particularly perceptual abnormalities and persecutory ideation. Moreover, increased health-related concerns and reduced education levels also seem to be liability factors for these conspiracy beliefs. Conclusion These results add important insights into how the adherence to illogical and erroneous disease-related arguments can be related to psychotic-like experiences. COVID-19 conspiracy theories are yet another major challenge that governments and policymakers must contemplate when defining strategic directions to manage the current and future pandemics. |
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