Counteracting disinformation among young people. Psychometric properties of the disinformation bystander intervention model scale, demographic differences, and associations with empathy
Computers in Human Behavior Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18, P. 100671 - 100671
Published: April 10, 2025
Language: Английский
When reality knocks on the door. The effect of conspiracy beliefs on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and the moderating role of experience with the virus
Social Science & Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
356, P. 117149 - 117149
Published: July 20, 2024
Prior
research
suggests
that
belief
in
conspiracy
theories
can
reduce
the
willingness
of
individuals
to
get
vaccinated
during
COVID-19
pandemic.
Examining
factors
may
moderate
this
negative
effect
is
an
important
area
research.
The
objective
study
was
examine
relationship
between
vaccine
uptake
and
two
types
beliefs
(COVID-19
vaccine-related)
moderating
role
direct
indirect
experiences
with
coronavirus.
We
draw
on
nationally
representative
survey
data
collected
Hungary
January
2022
(N=1000,
47%
male,
53%
female;
mean
age
49.6
years).
Structural
equation
models
multi-group
analysis
were
performed.
Conspiracy
strongly
associated
uptake,
however,
both
virus
moderated
beliefs.
Individuals
who
experienced
a
serious
infection
or
reported
close
person
being
infected
by
developed
severe
symptoms
even
died
less
likely
take
seriously
when
deciding
about
their
own
vaccination.
In
out
four
tested
moderation
effects,
experience
reduced
Our
findings
demonstrate
personal
real-life
significantly
mitigate
impact
hesitancy,
highlighting
importance
evidence
overcoming
misinformation
increasing
uptake.
Nevertheless,
it
mention
our
results
are
preliminary,
future
studies
need
replicate
test
robustness.
Language: Английский
The role of perceived minority-group status in the conspiracy beliefs of factual majority groups
Royal Society Open Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(10)
Published: Oct. 1, 2023
Research
suggests
that
minority-group
members
sometimes
are
more
susceptible
to
misinformation.
Two
complementary
studies
examined
the
influence
of
perceived
minority
status
on
susceptibility
misinformation
and
conspiracy
beliefs.
In
study
1
(n
=
2140),
perception
belonging
a
group,
rather
than
factually
it,
was
most
consistently
related
with
an
increased
COVID-19
across
national
samples
from
USA,
UK,
Germany
Poland.
Specifically,
perceiving
one
belongs
gender
group
particularly
predicted
when
participants
did
not
belong
it.
pre-registered
2
1823),
experiment
aiming
manipulate
perceptions
men
failed
beliefs
in
direction.
However,
correlational
analyses
showed
who
view
themselves
as
were
prone
exhibited
heightened
mentality.
This
effect
correlationally
mediated
by
feelings
system
identity
threat,
collective
narcissism,
relative
deprivation
actively
open-minded
thinking.
Especially,
being
terms
power
(as
compared
numerically)
linked
these
outcomes.
We
discuss
limitations
practical
implications
for
countering
Language: Английский
Leveraging artificial intelligence to identify the psychological factors associated with conspiracy theory beliefs online
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Aug. 29, 2024
Given
the
profound
societal
impact
of
conspiracy
theories,
probing
psychological
factors
associated
with
their
spread
is
paramount.
Most
research
lacks
large-scale
behavioral
outcomes,
leaving
related
to
actual
online
support
for
theories
uncertain.
We
bridge
this
gap
by
combining
self-reports
2506
Twitter
(currently
X)
users
machine-learning
classification
whether
textual
data
from
7.7
million
social
media
engagements
throughout
pandemic
supported
six
common
COVID-19
theories.
assess
demographic
factors,
political
alignment,
derived
theory
reasoned
action,
and
individual
differences.
Here,
we
show
that
being
older,
self-identifying
as
very
left
or
right
on
spectrum,
believing
in
false
information
constitute
most
consistent
risk
factors;
denialist
tendencies,
confidence
one's
ability
spot
misinformation,
conservativism
are
positively
one
theory.
Combining
artificial
intelligence
analyses
big
self-report
surveys
can
effectively
identify
validate
phenomena
evident
behaviors.
Language: Английский