Ozimek Phillip, Nettersheim Marie, Rohmann Elke, Bierhoff Hans-Werner
Department of Psychology, University of Hagen, 58097 Hagen, Germany.
Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Nov 7;12(11):435. doi: 10.3390/bs12110435.
In the context of COVID-19 virus containment, there is a lack of acceptance of preventive measures in the population. The present work investigated which factors influence the belief in scientific propositions compared with belief in conspiracy theories. The focus here was on the determinants of conspiracy beliefs in the context of COVID-19 related media content. Using an online questionnaire ( = 175), results indicate that scientific compared to conspiracy-theoretical media content led to higher acceptance. Furthermore, need for cognition (NFC-K), a conspiracy-theoretical worldview (CMQ), and openness to experience (NEO-FFI) were positively associated with conspiracy beliefs derived from Facebook postings. In addition, a conspiracy-theoretical worldview was negatively associated with belief in scientific media content. Furthermore, agreeableness was unrelated to conspiracy beliefs, although it was positively associated with conspiracy-theoretical worldview. The results imply promising persuasion strategies for reducing conspiracy-theoretical beliefs and to increase the acceptance of preventive measures.
在新冠病毒防控背景下，民众对预防措施缺乏接受度。本研究调查了与相信阴谋论相比，哪些因素会影响对科学命题的信念。这里的重点是新冠疫情相关媒体内容背景下阴谋论信念的决定因素。通过在线问卷（n = 175），结果表明，与阴谋论媒体内容相比，科学媒体内容能带来更高的接受度。此外，认知需求（NFC-K）、阴谋论世界观（CMQ）和经验开放性（NEO-FFI）与源自脸书帖子的阴谋论信念呈正相关。此外，阴谋论世界观与对科学媒体内容的信念呈负相关。此外，宜人性与阴谋论信念无关，尽管它与阴谋论世界观呈正相关。研究结果暗示了一些有前景的说服策略，可用于减少阴谋论信念并提高对预防措施的接受度。
