Conspiracy beliefs and intention to use conventional, complementary and alternative medicines: Two vignette studies

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

British Journal of Health Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-25 DOI:10.1111/bjhp.12702

Valentyn Fournier, Florent Varet

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Abstract

Objective

Conspiracy beliefs (CBs) can have substantial consequences on health behaviours by influencing both conventional and non-conventional medicine uptake. They can target powerful groups (i.e. upward CBs) or powerless groups (i.e. downward CBs). Considering their repercussions in oncology, it appears useful to understand how CBs are related to the intentions to use conventional, complementary and alternative medicines (CAM).

Design and Methods

This paper includes two pre-registered online correlational studies on a general French population (Study 1 N = 248, recruited on social media M_age = 40.07, SD_age = 14.78; 205 women, 41 men and 2 non-binaries; Study 2 N = 313, recruited on social media and Prolific, M_age = 28.91, SD_age = 9.60; 154 women, 149 men and 10 non-binaries). We investigated the links between generic and chemotherapy-related CBs and intentions to use conventional, complementary and alternative medicines. Study 2 consisted of a conceptual replication of Study 1, considering the orientation of CBs.

Results

Generic CBs and chemotherapy-related CBs appear strongly and positively correlated, negatively correlated with intentions to take conventional medicine and positively with intentions to take CAM. The link between generic CBs and medication intention is fully mediated by chemotherapy-related CBs. When distinguished, upward CBs are a stronger predictor of chemotherapy-related CBs than downward CBs.

Conclusions

The findings suggest that intentions to use medicine are strongly associated with CBs. This has several important implications for further research and practice, notably on the presence and effects of CBs on medication behaviours in cancer patients.

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阴谋信念和使用常规、补充和替代药物的意图：两项小插曲研究。

目的：阴谋信念会影响传统和非传统药物的摄入，从而对健康行为产生重大影响。他们可以针对强势群体（即向上的CB）或弱势群体（即向下的CB）。考虑到CBs在肿瘤学中的影响，了解CBs如何与使用常规、补充和替代药物（CAM）的意图相关似乎是有用的。设计和方法：本文包括两项针对法国普通人群的预先注册的在线相关性研究（研究1N = 248，在社交媒体Mage上招募 = 40.07，SD第页 = 14.78；205名女性、41名男性和2名非二进制；研究2 N = 313，在社交媒体和Prolific上招募，Mage = 28.91，SD年龄 = 9.60；154名女性、149名男性和10名非二进制）。我们调查了非专利和化疗相关的CB与使用常规、补充和替代药物的意图之间的联系。研究2包括对研究1的概念复制，考虑到CBs的方向。结果：普通CBs和化疗相关的CBs表现出强烈的正相关，与服用常规药物的意愿呈负相关，与使用CAM的意愿呈正相关。普通CB与用药意向之间的联系完全由化疗相关的CB介导。当进行区分时，上行CBs比下行CBs更能预测化疗相关的CBs。结论：研究结果表明，用药意向与CBs密切相关。这对进一步的研究和实践有几个重要的意义，特别是对癌症患者中CB的存在及其对药物行为的影响。

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British Journal of Health Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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14.10

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1.30%

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期刊介绍： The focus of the British Journal of Health Psychology is to publish original research on various aspects of psychology that are related to health, health-related behavior, and illness throughout a person's life. The journal specifically seeks articles that are based on health psychology theory or discuss theoretical matters within the field.