英国的焦虑情绪与新冠疫情防控行为：阴谋论思维的调节作用
Anxiety and covid-19 compliance behaviors in the UK: The moderating role of conspiratorial thinking.
作者信息
Copping L T
机构信息
Department of Psychology, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
出版信息
Pers Individ Dif. 2022 Jul;192:111604. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111604. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
The Covid-19 pandemic raised many societal problems, one of them being convincing people to comply with government measures to control its spread. In the UK, many unprecedented measures were taken to that end. Public health bodies often use fear appeals to encourage people to obey the rules. What happens though when individuals hold beliefs contrary to government narrative? In this study, the relationship between coronavirus induced anxiety and compliance behavior over the first UK lockdown is examined in relation to general conspiratorial beliefs and specific Covid-19 conspiracy myths. Results suggest a small interaction between specific Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs and anxiety, and that while for most, increased anxiety enforces compliance, for those with conspiratorial beliefs regarding Covid-19 (but not general conspiratorial beliefs), this may not be true. Fear appeals may be successful for the majority, but a small minority may continue to ignore advice. Implications for public health are discussed.
新冠疫情引发了许多社会问题，其中之一是说服人们遵守政府控制疫情传播的措施。在英国，为此采取了许多前所未有的措施。公共卫生机构经常利用恐惧诉求来鼓励人们遵守规则。然而，当个人持有与政府说法相悖的信念时会发生什么呢？在这项研究中，针对英国首次封锁期间，研究了冠状病毒引发的焦虑与遵守行为之间的关系，涉及一般阴谋论信念和特定的新冠阴谋论谣言。结果表明，特定的新冠阴谋论信念与焦虑之间存在微小的相互作用，虽然对大多数人来说，焦虑增加会促使他们遵守规定，但对于那些持有关于新冠的阴谋论信念（而非一般阴谋论信念）的人来说，情况可能并非如此。恐惧诉求对大多数人可能有效，但少数人可能会继续无视建议。文中讨论了对公共卫生的影响。
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