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The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Bruder, Martin
Kunert, Laura
Schmid, Philipp
Felgendreff, Lisa
Betsch, Cornelia

Abstract / Description

Conspiracy beliefs seem a highly relevant phenomenon in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic as indicated, for example, by social media influencers regularly referring to or promoting conspiracy theories. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to test hypotheses concerning correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. For this study, we identified four key hypotheses from the extant literature concerning both the predictors and possible outcomes of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. Specifically, we plan to examine whether generic beliefs in conspiracy theories are correlated with (1) level of education, (2) trust in media, public health institutions, the government, and science, (3) fears and worries and (4) preventive behavior using OLS regression models.
Preregistration of: Bruder, M. & Kunert, L. (2021). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769

Keyword(s)

Coronavirus pandemic Conspiracy ideation Public health messaging Social distancing Government trust

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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp

2020-07-24 13:46:00 UTC

Publisher

PsychArchives

Citation

Bruder, M., Kunert, L., Schmid, P., Felgendreff, L., & Betsch, C. (2020). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.3139
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Bruder, Martin
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Kunert, Laura
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schmid, Philipp
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Felgendreff, Lisa
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Betsch, Cornelia
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2020-07-24T13:46:00Z
  • Made available on
    2020-07-24T13:46:00Z
  • Date of first publication
    2020-07-24
  • Abstract / Description
    Conspiracy beliefs seem a highly relevant phenomenon in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic as indicated, for example, by social media influencers regularly referring to or promoting conspiracy theories. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to test hypotheses concerning correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. For this study, we identified four key hypotheses from the extant literature concerning both the predictors and possible outcomes of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories. Specifically, we plan to examine whether generic beliefs in conspiracy theories are correlated with (1) level of education, (2) trust in media, public health institutions, the government, and science, (3) fears and worries and (4) preventive behavior using OLS regression models.
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  • Abstract / Description
    Preregistration of: Bruder, M. & Kunert, L. (2021). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID ‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 43–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769
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  • Publication status
    other
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  • Citation
    Bruder, M., Kunert, L., Schmid, P., Felgendreff, L., & Betsch, C. (2020). The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.3139
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/2755
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3139
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
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  • Is referenced by
    https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3022
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4214
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12769
  • Keyword(s)
    Coronavirus pandemic
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  • Keyword(s)
    Conspiracy ideation
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  • Keyword(s)
    Public health messaging
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  • Keyword(s)
    Social distancing
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  • Keyword(s)
    Government trust
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    The conspiracy hoax? Testing key hypotheses about the correlates of generic beliefs in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic
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  • DRO type
    preregistration
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