Conspiracy beliefs and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations

IF 2.8 3区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
M. Pivetti, S. Di Battista, F. Paleari, Eemeli Hakoköngäs
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Abstract

During the coronavirus pandemic, this study aimed to investigate the impact of conspiracy beliefs on Finnish attitudes toward vaccinations in general and COVID-19 vaccinations in particular. This study was a conceptual replication in Finland of a study by Pivetti et al. (2021). Some 529 Finnish participants responded to a self-report questionnaire during the partial lockdown in Finland in spring 2020. The hypothesized relationships between variables of interest were integrated in a serial multiple mediation model via structural equation modelling. Results showed that endorsing general conspiracy beliefs directly predicted (1) general attitudes toward vaccines and (2) COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, and indirectly predicted (3) attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines via the serial mediation of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and general attitudes toward vaccines. As for the antecedents of beliefs in conspiracy theories, political orientation and moral purity predicted beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Trust in science was inversely related to general conspiracy beliefs. As for the consequences of conspiracy beliefs, COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs directly predicted support for governmental restrictions (negatively) and the perception of informational contamination (positively).
对COVID-19疫苗接种的阴谋信念和态度
在冠状病毒大流行期间,本研究旨在调查阴谋信念对芬兰人对疫苗接种特别是COVID-19疫苗接种态度的影响。该研究是Pivetti等人(2021)在芬兰进行的一项研究的概念复制。在2020年春季芬兰部分封锁期间,约有529名芬兰参与者回答了一份自我报告问卷。通过结构方程建模,将感兴趣变量之间的假设关系整合到一系列多重中介模型中。结果表明,认同一般阴谋信念直接预测(1)对疫苗的一般态度和(2)对COVID-19的阴谋信念,并通过COVID-19阴谋信念和对疫苗的一般态度的串行中介间接预测(3)对COVID-19疫苗的态度。对于阴谋论信仰的前因,政治取向和道德纯洁性预测了新冠病毒阴谋论信仰。对科学的信任与普遍的阴谋信念呈负相关。至于阴谋信念的后果,COVID-19阴谋信念直接预测了对政府限制的支持(负向)和信息污染的感知(正向)。
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Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
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