School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
School of Psychology, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Int J Psychol. 2024 Dec;59(6):853-858. doi: 10.1002/ijop.13156. Epub 2024 Jun 7.
Conspiracy beliefs have spread during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is important to understand them because of their potential to undermine trust in societal institutions and willingness to get vaccined. In the present research (N = 538), we assessed the links between conspiracy beliefs, trust in institutions (e.g., government, WHO), and attitudes towards the Covid-19 vaccination across the USA, Brazil and the UK. A moderated mediation analysis revealed the crucial role of political leaders in linking conspiracy beliefs with vaccination attitudes. Trust in the president was positively associated with conspiracy beliefs in Brazil because of its conspiracist president at the time (Bolsonaro), which in turn was negatively associated with vaccination attitudes. In contrast, trust in political leaders at the time in the UK (Johnson) and the USA (Biden) was negatively associated with conspiracy beliefs. In conclusion, our findings contribute to understanding the underlying mechanisms that link conspiracy beliefs with trust and vaccination attitudes.
阴谋论信仰在新冠疫情期间传播。了解这些信仰很重要，因为它们可能会破坏人们对社会机构的信任，以及接种疫苗的意愿。在本研究中（N=538），我们评估了在美国、巴西和英国，阴谋论信仰、对机构（如政府、世界卫生组织）的信任，以及对新冠疫苗接种的态度之间的联系。一项有调节的中介分析揭示了政治领导人在将阴谋论信仰与疫苗接种态度联系起来方面的关键作用。在巴西，对总统的信任与阴谋论信仰呈正相关，这是因为当时的总统博索纳罗（Bolsonaro）是一个阴谋论者，而这种信任又与接种疫苗的态度呈负相关。相比之下，在英国（约翰逊）和美国（拜登），对当时政治领导人的信任与阴谋论信仰呈负相关。总之，我们的研究结果有助于理解将阴谋论信仰与信任和疫苗接种态度联系起来的潜在机制。
