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ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2022

Coping styles mediating the relationship between perceived chronic stress and conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19.

Bettina Pfeffer, Andreas Goreis, Adelais Reichmann, Ines Bauda, Diana Klinger, Mercedes M Bock, Paul L Plener, Oswald D Kothgassner

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Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Bettina PfefferDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2823-9972
Andreas GoreisDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8994-964X
Adelais ReichmannDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4157-6455
Ines BaudaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Diana KlingerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Mercedes M BockPsychosocial Services Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0089-5505
Paul L PlenerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4333-1494
Oswald D KothgassnerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3243-0238

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a global health crisis, COVID-19 has led to a rise in overall stress levels. Concurrently, conspiracy beliefs regarding the origin and spread of the disease have become widespread. Engaging in such beliefs can be explained as a form of coping in order to deal with elevated levels of stress. The present study investigated the indirect effects of coping strategies in the association between perceived chronic stress and COVID-related conspiracy beliefs. We report data from an online survey (

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Chronic stressConspiracy beliefsCOVID-19MisinformationStress coping

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PMCPMC9381153

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