Beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, compliance with the preventive measures, and trust in government medical officials.

ABSTRACT: The COVID -19 pandemic represents a global health crisis, so adherence to government guidelines and public health advice is critical in reducing transmission rates. Despite this, it has been reported that a minority of people do not comply with the governmental guidelines. When considering the reasons why some people do not comply with preventive measures, previous studies have shown that beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories negatively predict responsible pandemic-related behaviour. This, in turn, could seriously undermine success in combating the pandemic. Our aim was, therefore, to further investigate the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and adherence to official COVID-19 medical guidelines by including mediating roles of beliefs in pseudoscientific information and trust in gov

SUBMITTER: Pavela Banai I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8153526 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature