Author: Å rol, Jakub; Ballová MikuÅ¡ková, Eva; ÄŒavojová, VladimÃra
Title: When we are worried, what are we thinking? Anxiety, lack of control, and conspiracy beliefs amidst the COVIDâ€19 pandemic Cord-id: 68iaicnh Document date: 2021_2_9
ID: 68iaicnh
Snippet: Societal crises and stressful events are associated with an upsurge of conspiracy beliefs that may help people to tackle feelings of lack of control. In our study (N = 783), we examined whether people with higher feelings of anxiety and lack of control early in the COVIDâ€19 pandemic endorse more conspiracy theories. Our results show that a higher perception of risk of COVIDâ€19 and lower trust in institutions' response to the pandemic were related to feelings of anxiety and lack of control. F
Document: Societal crises and stressful events are associated with an upsurge of conspiracy beliefs that may help people to tackle feelings of lack of control. In our study (N = 783), we examined whether people with higher feelings of anxiety and lack of control early in the COVIDâ€19 pandemic endorse more conspiracy theories. Our results show that a higher perception of risk of COVIDâ€19 and lower trust in institutions' response to the pandemic were related to feelings of anxiety and lack of control. Feeling the lack of control, but not anxiety, independently predicted COVIDâ€19 conspiracy theory endorsement. Importantly, COVIDâ€19 conspiracy beliefs were strongly correlated with generic conspiracy and pseudoscientific beliefs, which were likewise associated with the feeling of lack of control and lower trust in institutions. The results highlight that considering people's emotional responses to the COVIDâ€19 pandemic is crucial for our understanding of the spread of conspiracy and pseudoscientific beliefs.
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