It is all a conspiracy: Conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.51561/cspsych.68.2.111" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.51561/cspsych.68.2.111</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.51561/cspsych.68.2.111" target="_blank" >10.51561/cspsych.68.2.111</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

It is all a conspiracy: Conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Objectives. Conspiracy theories (CTs) thrive in times of societal crises, such as the COVID-19 outbreak or the war in Ukraine. This study aims to explore the CTs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. Sample and settings. Mainly the students of the University of Pardubice were asked to participate in the questionnaire survey, other respondents were obtained using the snowball method (N = 1092). Hypotheses. The author assumes that (1) people who hold CTs from the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to adhere to CTs from the Ukraine war; (2) supporters of a particular CT tend to believe mutually contradictory conspirational explanations of the same phenomenon in the case of both the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine; and (3) people not vaccinated against the COVID-19 express less support for Ukraine than those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Statistical analyses. Correlation analysis, MannWhitney test, Confirmatory factor analysis. Results. All three hypotheses were confirmed: (1) people who believe the CTs about the COVID-19 pandemic tend to believe also the CTs about the war in Ukraine; (2) supporters of a particular CT tend to believe mutually contradictory conspirational explanations of the same phenomenon; and (3) people not vaccinated against the COVID-19 are more likely to believe the CTs not only about the COVID-19 pandemic but also about the war in Ukraine, and they also express less support for Ukraine and are more susceptible to Russian narratives. Limitations. Sample consists mainly of the university students; correlational design of the study.

Název v anglickém jazyce

It is all a conspiracy: Conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine

Popis výsledku anglicky

Objectives. Conspiracy theories (CTs) thrive in times of societal crises, such as the COVID-19 outbreak or the war in Ukraine. This study aims to explore the CTs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. Sample and settings. Mainly the students of the University of Pardubice were asked to participate in the questionnaire survey, other respondents were obtained using the snowball method (N = 1092). Hypotheses. The author assumes that (1) people who hold CTs from the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to adhere to CTs from the Ukraine war; (2) supporters of a particular CT tend to believe mutually contradictory conspirational explanations of the same phenomenon in the case of both the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine; and (3) people not vaccinated against the COVID-19 express less support for Ukraine than those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Statistical analyses. Correlation analysis, MannWhitney test, Confirmatory factor analysis. Results. All three hypotheses were confirmed: (1) people who believe the CTs about the COVID-19 pandemic tend to believe also the CTs about the war in Ukraine; (2) supporters of a particular CT tend to believe mutually contradictory conspirational explanations of the same phenomenon; and (3) people not vaccinated against the COVID-19 are more likely to believe the CTs not only about the COVID-19 pandemic but also about the war in Ukraine, and they also express less support for Ukraine and are more susceptible to Russian narratives. Limitations. Sample consists mainly of the university students; correlational design of the study.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Československá psychologie

ISSN

0009-062X

e-ISSN

1804-6436

Svazek periodika

68

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

24

Strana od-do

111-134

Kód UT WoS článku

001222332700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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