Conspiracy Narratives About the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus: A Contribution to Polish-Czech Comparative Research
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F47813059%3A19510%2F25%3AA0000575" target="_blank" >RIV/47813059:19510/25:A0000575 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/6698/6269" target="_blank" >https://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/6698/6269</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.22.2025.98.17" target="_blank" >10.12797/Politeja.22.2025.98.17</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Conspiracy Narratives About the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus: A Contribution to Polish-Czech Comparative Research
Original language description
This article presents the results of a comparative research study on belief in COVID-19-related conspiracy theories among social science students in Poland and the Czech Republic. The study investigates the relationship between sus-ceptibility to disinformation and factors such as religiosity, trust in science, and the evaluation of institutional responses to the pandemic. Using a quantitative approach (CAPI survey), the authors identify notable differences between the two national groups, with Polish students showing a greater inclination toward conspiracy narratives. The article also explores correlations between such beliefs and negative assessments of the EU’s actions. The findings highlight the role of cultural context and psychological predispositions in shaping attitudes toward health-related misinformation, underlining the need for further research into the social and political consequences of the infodemic. The study contributes to political science by linking disinformation susceptibility with systemic trust and civic attitudes in Central Europe.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Politeja
ISSN
1733-6716
e-ISSN
2391-6737
Volume of the periodical
22
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
PL - POLAND
Number of pages
22
Pages from-to
317-338
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
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