Coping capacity attenuates the effect of natural disaster risk on conspiracy beliefs

IF 6.1 1区心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Journal of Environmental Psychology Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102363

Qi Zhao , Jan-Willem van Prooijen , Giuliana Spadaro

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Abstract

Natural disasters have threatened human societies throughout history, however, their psychological effects on people are not fully understood. We hypothesized that natural disaster risk and lack of coping capacity are positively related to conspiracy beliefs and tested these relationships across three studies. Study 1 analyzed a global dataset (47,816 participants; 67 countries) and found support for the positive relationships between natural disaster risk, lack of coping capacity, and conspiracy beliefs. Study 2 (preregistered; N = 400) manipulated natural disaster risk, yielding the predicted effect on conspiracy beliefs. Study 3 (preregistered; N = 451) introduced an additional manipulation of coping capacity. The results supported our hypothesis that high natural disaster risk predicted increased conspiracy beliefs especially when coping capacity was low. Overall, the findings suggest that improving coping capacity might be effective for governments to reduce people's conspiracy beliefs in the context of natural disasters.

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应对能力削弱了自然灾害风险对阴谋论信念的影响

纵观历史，自然灾害一直威胁着人类社会，然而，人们对其心理影响却不甚了解。我们假设自然灾害风险和缺乏应对能力与阴谋信念正相关，并通过三项研究对这些关系进行了检验。研究 1 分析了全球数据集（47816 名参与者；67 个国家），发现自然灾害风险、缺乏应对能力和阴谋论信念之间的正相关关系得到了支持。研究 2（预先注册；N = 400）对自然灾害风险进行了操作，得出了对阴谋信念的预期影响。研究 3（预先注册；人数 = 451）对应对能力进行了额外操纵。结果支持了我们的假设，即自然灾害风险高会增加阴谋信念，尤其是在应对能力较低的情况下。总之，研究结果表明，提高应对能力对于政府减少人们在自然灾害中的阴谋信念可能是有效的。

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Journal of Environmental Psychology Multiple-

CiteScore

10.60

自引率

8.70%

发文量

140

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Psychology is the premier journal in the field, serving individuals in a wide range of disciplines who have an interest in the scientific study of the transactions and interrelationships between people and their surroundings (including built, social, natural and virtual environments, the use and abuse of nature and natural resources, and sustainability-related behavior). The journal publishes internationally contributed empirical studies and reviews of research on these topics that advance new insights. As an important forum for the field, the journal publishes some of the most influential papers in the discipline that reflect the scientific development of environmental psychology. Contributions on theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of all human-environment interactions are welcome, along with innovative or interdisciplinary approaches that have a psychological emphasis. Research areas include: •Psychological and behavioral aspects of people and nature •Cognitive mapping, spatial cognition and wayfinding •Ecological consequences of human actions •Theories of place, place attachment, and place identity •Environmental risks and hazards: perception, behavior, and management •Perception and evaluation of buildings and natural landscapes •Effects of physical and natural settings on human cognition and health •Theories of proenvironmental behavior, norms, attitudes, and personality •Psychology of sustainability and climate change •Psychological aspects of resource management and crises •Social use of space: crowding, privacy, territoriality, personal space •Design of, and experiences related to, the physical aspects of workplaces, schools, residences, public buildings and public space