School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
PLoS One. 2023 Apr 5;18(4):e0280902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280902. eCollection 2023.
Conspiracy beliefs have become a topic of increasing interest among behavioural researchers. While holding conspiracy beliefs has been associated with several detrimental social, personal, and health consequences, little research has been dedicated to systematically reviewing the methods that could reduce conspiracy beliefs. We conducted a systematic review to identify and assess interventions that have sought to counter conspiracy beliefs. Out of 25 studies (total N = 7179), we found that while the majority of interventions were ineffective in terms of changing conspiracy beliefs, several interventions were particularly effective. Interventions that fostered an analytical mindset or taught critical thinking skills were found to be the most effective in terms of changing conspiracy beliefs. Our findings are important as we develop future research to combat conspiracy beliefs.
阴谋论信仰已经成为行为研究人员越来越感兴趣的话题。虽然持有阴谋论信仰与许多有害的社会、个人和健康后果有关，但很少有研究专门致力于系统地审查可以减少阴谋论信仰的方法。我们进行了一项系统审查，以确定和评估试图反驳阴谋论信仰的干预措施。在 25 项研究中（总 N = 7179），我们发现尽管大多数干预措施在改变阴谋论信仰方面无效，但有几项干预措施特别有效。培养分析思维模式或教授批判性思维技能的干预措施在改变阴谋论信仰方面被发现是最有效的。我们的研究结果很重要，因为我们正在开展未来的研究来对抗阴谋论信仰。
