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The Effect of Analytical Thinking on Irrational Behaviors in Times of COVID-19: the Mediating Role of Misinformation Beliefs (preprint)
psyarxiv; 2022.
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in English
| PREPRINT-PSYARXIV | ID: ppzbmed-10.31234.osf.io.5vzhw
ABSTRACT
The present study was to investigate the influence of analytical thinking on irrational behaviors evoked by COVID-19 (including excessive epidemic prevention and hoarding behavior) and the mediating role of misinformation beliefs related to COVID-19 (including social and pseudoscientific beliefs) in a public health crisis. 1968 Chinese participants completed the Analytical Thinking Test, Misinformation Beliefs Questionnaire and Irrational Behavior Questionnaire online. The results showed that (1) Analytical thinking had a negative prediction on both excessive epidemic prevention and hoarding behavior; (2) misinformation beliefs, even social misinformation beliefs, partly mediated the relationship between the analytical thinking and irrational behaviors. These findings provide some useful references for effectively reducing people's irrational behaviors during a public health crisis.
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Encephalitis, Arbovirus
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COVID-19
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English
Year:
2022
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