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Longitudinal predictors of vaccine conspiracy beliefs: findings from a five-wave panel study in Japan

Scientific Reports
The COVID-19 Pandemic not only posed a global health crisis but also intensified public divisions over vaccination, with conspiracy theories emerging as a significant obstacle to health communication.
Hitoshi Yamamoto, Takahisa Suzuki, Yuki Ogawa, Ryohei Umetani   +3 more
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The fear factor: examining the impact of fear on vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs [PDF]

Objectives: While anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs can reduce vaccine intentions, longitudinal research shows that vaccine hesitancy can increase conspiracy beliefs. In three experiments (N = 949), we examined the effect of fear about a vaccine on vaccine
Shepherd, Lee, Jolley, Daniel, Maughan, Anna   +2 more
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Conspiracy beliefs and vaccination readiness among Japanese healthcare workers: A nationwide cross-sectional study (JACSIS 2024–2025)

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Background: Conspiracy beliefs have consistently been linked to vaccine hesitancy, yet evidence among Japanese healthcare workers (HCWs) remains limited.
Aya Saitoh, Masaki Machida, Takahiro Tabuchi   +2 more
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Emotional pathways linking relative deprivation experiences to conspiracy beliefs: a mini-meta-analysis

BMC Psychology
Background Conspiracy beliefs pose a societal challenge, yet the processes through which they emerge remain debated. One pathway to conspiracy beliefs that has received limited attention is the role of emotional responses to relative deprivation (RD). RD
Katharina Abad Borger, Eva Walther
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Conspiracy beliefs and democratic backsliding: Longitudinal effects of election conspiracy beliefs on criticism of democracy and support for authoritarianism during political contests

There are widespread concerns that conspiracy theories undermine democracies. But do conspiracy beliefs increase criticism of democracy and/or support for authoritarianism? Or are antidemocratic people more likely to endorse conspiracy beliefs? To answer
Buonaiuto, Eliana, Osborne, Danny, Lizzio‐Wilson, Morgana, Wenzel, Michael, Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana, Yip, Lisette, Skitka, Linda, O'Donnell, Alexander, Bird, Lucy, Thomas, Emma F   +9 more
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Preventing and changing conspiracy beliefs

, 2022
Uskominen salaliittoteorioihin on yleistä ja salaliittouskomuksilla voi olla vakavia negatiivisia seurauksia niin yksilölle kuin yhteiskunnalle, kuten yksilön terveyttä vaarantavan käyttäytymisen sekä tiettyjen ihmisryhmien syrjinnän lisäa ...
Hartikainen, Aarni Aleksanteri
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Conspiracy Beliefs Between Us: How Similarity and Dissimilarity in Conspiracy Beliefs Affect Interpersonal Relationships

Previous research indicates that conspiracy beliefs negatively affect interpersonal relationships when individuals differ in conspiracy beliefs. However, whether this negative effect is driven by conspiracy beliefs or broader differences in these beliefs
Jakub Šrol, Dana Godžáková
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Reducing conspiracy theory beliefs [PDF]

, 2015
This study aimed to look at possible ways to reduce beliefs in conspiracy theories and increase the intention to have a fictitious child vaccinated. One hundred and sixty participants answered an online questionnaire. Three groups were used. The
Stojanov Ana
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Are conspiracy beliefs epistemically innocent? [PDF]

When people share a nonmainstream explanation of a significant event and the explanation involves a plot, that explanation is often called a conspiracy theory.
Bortolotti, Lisa; id_orcid
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Inducing Optimism to Decrease Conspiracy Beliefs

, 2022
Conspiracy theory endorsement is thought to be a response to existential anxiety. In this research, we hope to identify a protective factor against existential anxiety and conspiracy beliefs: optimism.
Scott Eidelman, Marie Altgilbers Roweton
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