ArticlePersonality and individual differences2020
Optimism-pessimism, conspiracy theories and general trust as factors contributing to COVID-19 related behavior - A cross-cultural study.
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87 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Contemporary trends in psychological research on conspiracy beliefs. A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Summarising data and factors associated with COVID-19 related conspiracy theories in the first year of the pandemic: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of gratitude and kindness on life satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, and COVID-19 anxiety: An online pilot experimental study.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2022Trial
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- Longitudinal analysis shows possible distinct patterns of associations between conspiracy beliefs and either institutional distrust or the sense of precarity.The British journal of social psychology · 2026Article
- Personal Growth Among Pregnant Women During War: The Role of Optimism and Meaning in Life.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Article
- How perceived coercion polarizes unvaccinated people: The mediating role of conspiracy beliefs.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Health Decisions Under Uncertainty: The Roles of Conspiracy Beliefs and Institutional Trust.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- How dispositional optimism-pessimism relates to early adolescents' emotional maladjustment during COVID-19? Moderating roles of knowledge about the disease and parent-child conflicts.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Psychological and psychosocial determinants of COVID-related handwashing behaviours: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Review
- Surveying Psychological Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World: The Role of Family and Social Support for LGBTQ+ and Cisgender Heterosexual Adults in the UK.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Share If You Believe, Comment If You Doubt: The Effect of Source of Information, Trust, and Belief in Conspiracy Theories on Engagement with Facebook Posts.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A secondary analysis examining the performance of the State Optimism Measure (SOM) compared to the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) in measuring optimism over time.Psychology & health · 2024Article
- Analyst optimism, information disclosure, and stock price collapse risk: Empirical insights from China's A-share market.PloS one · 2024Article
- The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories.Psychological inquiry · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19, Conspiracy Beliefs About Vaccines and Intention to Vaccinate Against COVID-19: A Cross-National Indirect Effect Model in 13 Latin American Countries.Evaluation & the health professions · 2023Article
- Trust in information sources as a moderator of the impact of COVID-19 anxiety and exposure to information on conspiracy thinking and misinformation beliefs: a multilevel study.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the health professionals (COMET-HP) study: depression, suicidal tendencies and conspiracism.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- Acceptance and Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures are Shaped Predominantly by Conspiracy Beliefs, Mistrust in Science and Fear - A Comparison of More than 20 Psychological Variables.Psychological reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
The main aim of this research was to examine the role of optimism-pessimism, general trust and belief in conspiracy theories, in COVID-19 related fears, preventive and hoarding behaviors. We also examined the role of different sources of information in these relations. The convenience sample was used (
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