ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Irrational Beliefs about COVID-19: A Scoping Review.
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- Cyber anti-intellectualism and science communication during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- "Trust me, do not trust anyone": how epistemic mistrust and credulity are associated with conspiracy mentality.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2023Article
- Outsciencing the scientists: a cross-sectional mixed-methods investigation of public trust in scientists in seven European countries.BMJ public health · 2023Article
- Attitudes and practices toward COVID-19 precautionary measures: A comparative study of health professionals and public.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Defining Misinformation and Related Terms in Health-Related Literature: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of populational adherence to prevention and control measures of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases: a qualitative evidence synthesis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Review
- Managing the unknown or the art of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in workplaces in a context of evolving science, precarious employment, and communication barriers. A qualitative situational analysis in Quebec and Ontario.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- COVID-19, Anti-Intellectualism, and Health Communication: Assessing the Chinese Social Media Platform Sina Weibo.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and theHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Unvaccinated COVID-19 Pneumonia- a family affair.Health psychology research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Since the emergence of the recent Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) and its spread as a pandemic, there has been a parallel spread of false and misleading information, known as an infodemic. The COVID-19 infodemic has induced distrust in scientific communities, governments, institutions and the population, and a confidence crisis that has led to harmful health behaviours, also impacting on mental health. The aim of this study is to provide a scoping review of the scientific literature about COVID-19-related misinformation and conspiracy theories, focusing on the construction of a conceptual framework which is useful for the interpretation of the conspiracy theory phenomenon surrounding COVID-19, and its consequences. Particular socio-environmental conditions (i.e., low educational level, younger age), psychological processes and attitudes (such as low levels of epistemic trust, the avoidance of uncertainty, extraversion, collective narcissism, and a conspiracy-prone mindset), and contextual factors (e.g., high levels of self-perceived risk and anxiety) seem to underpin the adherence to beliefs that are not solely the domain of paranoids and extremists but a widespread phenomenon that has caused important health, social and political consequences.
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