Are Conspiracy Theories Harmless?
Span J Psychol
; 24: e13, 2021 Feb 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2096600
ABSTRACT
In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the consequences of conspiracy theories and the COVID-19 pandemic raised this interest to another level. In this article, I will outline what we know about the consequences of conspiracy theories for individuals, groups, and society, arguing that they are certainly not harmless. In particular, research suggests that conspiracy theories are associated with political apathy, support for non-normative political action, climate denial, vaccine refusal, prejudice, crime, violence, disengagement in the workplace, and reluctance to adhere to COVID-19 recommendations. In this article, I will also discuss the challenges of dealing with the negative consequences of conspiracy theories, which present some opportunities for future research.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Politics
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Prejudice
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Health Behavior
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Attitude to Health
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Communicable Disease Control
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Vaccination Refusal
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Span J Psychol
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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