SynthesisBMC psychology2022
Systematic review on the association of COVID-19-related conspiracy belief with infection-preventive behavior and vaccination willingness.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Development of a Conceptual Framework of Health Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Reviews.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Pooled it
- The determinants of COVID-19 vaccination intention: a meta-review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Improving Hand Hygiene Behavior Using a Novel Theory-Based Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Trial
- Is there anything good about conspiracy beliefs? Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories is associated with benefits to well-being.PloS one · 2025Article
- Conspiracy narratives and vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review of prevalence, impact, and interventions.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The negative impact of misinformation and vaccine conspiracy on COVID-19 vaccine uptake and attitudes among the general public in Iraq.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Correlates of COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in Japan: A cross-sectional study of 28,175 residents.PloS one · 2024Article
- Manifestation of Health Denialism in Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: A Qualitative Study.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Trade-Offs between Vaccine Effectiveness and Vaccine Safety: Personal versus Policy Decisions.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2023Article
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- The association of conspiracy beliefs and the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Intention to Vaccinate against COVID-19 among Young Adults: The Role of Conspiratorial Thinking.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate Children for COVID-19: Conspiracy Theories, Information Sources, and Perceived Responsibility.Journal of health communication · 2023Article
- Mitigation behavior prior to COVID-19 vaccination availability is associated with COVID-19 infection and time to vaccination.PloS one · 2023Article
- Cross-sectional study of factors related to COVID-19 vaccination uptake among university healthcare students.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Conspiratorial thinking as a precursor to opposition to COVID-19 vaccination in the US: a multi-year study from 2018 to 2021.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Shining a spotlight on the dangerous consequences of conspiracy theories.Current opinion in psychology · 2022Review
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- Knowledge of Human Monkeypox and Its Relation to Conspiracy Beliefs among Students in Jordanian Health Schools: Filling the Knowledge Gap on Emerging Zoonotic Viruses.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- "I Did My Own Research": Overconfidence, (Dis)trust in Science, and Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn times of a pandemic, not only infections but also conspiracy narratives spread among people. These have the potential to influence the course of the pandemic. Here we summarize and critically evaluate studies from the first year of the pandemic presenting findings on the association between COVID-19-related conspiracy belief and infection-preventive behavior and vaccination willingness.
methodA systematic literature search was conducted using the databases COVID-19 Data Portal, APA PsycArticles, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Scopus, and PubMed. After removing duplicates, studies meeting the previously defined inclusion and exclusion criteria were subjected to title and abstract screening and content reviewed and analyzed subsequently. RESULTS AND
conclusionThe systematic literature search yielded 17 studies meeting our pre-specified inclusion criteria. Twelve studies examined infection-preventive behavior (N = 16,485), and ten studies vaccination willingness (N = 20,210). In summary, belief in COVID-19-related conspiracy narratives was negatively associated with vaccination willingness and infection-preventive behavior. The results point to the importance of the content of the conspiracy narratives. Various explanatory approaches and possible moderator variables are discussed, referencing the state of research on conspiracy beliefs and health-related preventive behavior after the first year of the pandemic. We argue that future studies should strive for a consistent operationalization and use of the term conspiracy belief.
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