The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Bruder, Martin
Kunert, Laura
Schmid, Philipp
Felgendreff, Lisa
Betsch, Cornelia
Abstract / Description
Conspiracy beliefs seem a highly relevant phenomenon in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic as indicated, for example, by social media influencers regularly referring to or promoting conspiracy theories. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to test hypotheses concerning correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. For this study, we identified four key hypotheses from the extant literature concerning both the predictors and possible outcomes of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. Specifically, we plan to examine whether generic beliefs in conspiracy theories are correlated with (1) level of education, (2) trust in media, public health institutions, the government, and science, (3) fears and worries and (4) preventive behavior using OLS regression models.
Preregistration of: Bruder, M. & Kunert, L. (2021). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769
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Coronavirus pandemic Conspiracy ideation Public health messaging Social distancing Government trustPersistent Identifier
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Bruder, M., Kunert, L., Schmid, P., Felgendreff, L., & Betsch, C. (2020). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.3139
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bruder, Martin
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kunert, Laura
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Schmid, Philipp
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Felgendreff, Lisa
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Betsch, Cornelia
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2020-07-24T13:46:00Z
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Date of first publication2020-07-24
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Abstract / DescriptionConspiracy beliefs seem a highly relevant phenomenon in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic as indicated, for example, by social media influencers regularly referring to or promoting conspiracy theories. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to test hypotheses concerning correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. For this study, we identified four key hypotheses from the extant literature concerning both the predictors and possible outcomes of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. Specifically, we plan to examine whether generic beliefs in conspiracy theories are correlated with (1) level of education, (2) trust in media, public health institutions, the government, and science, (3) fears and worries and (4) preventive behavior using OLS regression models.en
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Abstract / DescriptionPreregistration of: Bruder, M. & Kunert, L. (2021). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769en
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CitationBruder, M., Kunert, L., Schmid, P., Felgendreff, L., & Betsch, C. (2020). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.3139en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/2755
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3139
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychArchivesen
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Is referenced byhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3022
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4214
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769
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Keyword(s)Coronavirus pandemicen
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Keyword(s)Conspiracy ideationen
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Keyword(s)Public health messagingen
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Keyword(s)Social distancingen
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Keyword(s)Government trusten
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemicen
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