{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["27(6)"],"submitter":["van Prooijen JW"],"pubmed_abstract":["The Covid-19 pandemic has inspired many conspiracy theories, which are associated with detrimental health beliefs and behaviors (e.g. reduced physical distancing; decreased vaccination intentions). We propose a previously unrecognized mediator of these relationships: A self-perceived likelihood to already have experienced a Covid-19 infection. Results from a large sample (<i>N</i> = 9033) revealed that self-perceived infections mediated the link between conspiracy beliefs and health beliefs and behaviors. These findings emerged independently of institutional distrust, and actual infections as indicated by a positive medical test. These findings suggest that conspiracy beliefs shape people's interpretation of the physical signals of their own body."],"journal":["Journal of health psychology"],"pagination":["1421-1431"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9036149"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Just a Flu? Self-perceived infection mediates the link between conspiracy beliefs and Covid-19 health beliefs and behaviors."],"pmcid":["PMC9036149"],"pubmed_authors":["Kutiyski Y","Krouwel AP","Etienne TW","van Prooijen JW"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Just a Flu? Self-perceived infection mediates the link between conspiracy beliefs and Covid-19 health beliefs and behaviors.","description":"The Covid-19 pandemic has inspired many conspiracy theories, which are associated with detrimental health beliefs and behaviors (e.g. reduced physical distancing; decreased vaccination intentions). We propose a previously unrecognized mediator of these relationships: A self-perceived likelihood to already have experienced a Covid-19 infection. Results from a large sample (<i>N</i> = 9033) revealed that self-perceived infections mediated the link between conspiracy beliefs and health beliefs and behaviors. These findings emerged independently of institutional distrust, and actual infections as indicated by a positive medical test. These findings suggest that conspiracy beliefs shape people's interpretation of the physical signals of their own body.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 May","modification":"2024-11-13T22:38:54.816Z","creation":"2024-11-13T22:38:54.816Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9036149","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34670439"],"doi":["10.1177/13591053211051816"]}}