ArticleEuropean journal of social psychology2021
Are COVID-19 conspiracies a threat to public health? Psychological characteristics and health protective behaviours of believers.
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- Behavioural Sciences Contribution to Suppressing Transmission of Covid-19 in the UK: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022Pooled it
- Alternative theories of COVID-19: social dimensions and information sources.Journal of public health policy · 2025Review
- Health conspiracy theories: a scoping review of drivers, impacts, and countermeasures.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Vaccine Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination Among a Community-Based Sample of Women Who Use Drugs in Baltimore, Maryland.Journal of health care for the poor and underserved · 2025Article
- Pandemic or "Plandemic"?: The Mediating Role of Epistemic Justification Strategies in the Relationship Between COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs and COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Conspiracy narratives and vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review of prevalence, impact, and interventions.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association between beliefs in medical conspiracy theories and health behaviors among medical and healthcare students. Implications for professional practice.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Trust in COVID-19 information sources and vaccination status: Exploring social inequalities and differences within the four United Kingdom nations using a representative survey.Journal of health services research & policy · 2024Article
- Vaccine Refusal and Hesitancy among Iranians Participated in the National COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Survey: A Qualitative Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Article
- Vaccine conspiracy association with higher COVID-19 vaccination side effects and negative attitude towards booster COVID-19, influenza and monkeypox vaccines: A pilot study in Saudi Universities.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Exploring COVID-19 conspiracy theories: education, religiosity, trust in scientists, and political orientation in 26 European countries.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of communications in enhancing adherence to public health behavioural interventions: a COVID-19 evidence review.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2023Review
- Scientific reasoning is associated with rejection of unfounded health beliefs and adherence to evidence-based regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Do we need a strong captain to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic? Social identification, conspiracy theory beliefs, and the wish for a strong leader.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Ambiguity and unintended inferences about risk messages for COVID-19.Journal of experimental psychology. Applied · 2022Article
- Psychological factors underpinning vaccine willingness in Israel, Japan and Hungary.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Personality and Motivation to Comply With COVID-19 Protective Measures in Germany.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Trust and vaccination intentions: Evidence from Lithuania during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2022Article
- Are COVID-19 conspiracies a threat to public health? Psychological characteristics and health protective behaviours of believers.European journal of social psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
We tested the link between COVID-19 conspiracy theories and health protective behaviours in three studies: one at the onset of the pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK), a second just before the first national lockdown, and a third during that lockdown (
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