Prevalence of questionable health behaviours in Serbia and their psychological roots: protocol for a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We will launch a national survey in Serbia to document the prevalence of two types of questionable health behaviours: (1) intentional non-adherence to medical recommendations and (2) use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices, as well as the relation between the two. We will also investigate their psychological roots, including (a) 'distal' predictors such as HEXACO personality traits (plus Disintegration) and thinking dispositions (rational/experiential thinking and cognitive reflexivity), and (b) 'proximal' predictors under the umbrella 'irrational mindset' (set of unfounded beliefs consisting of conspiratorial thinking, superstition, magical health beliefs as well as selected cognitive biases), which have more content-wise overlap with the

SUBMITTER: Knezevic G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11148696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature