Validation of the Argentine version of the epistemic trust, mistrust, and credulity questionnaire
PLoS ONE,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(10), С. e0311352 - e0311352
Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2024
Epistemic
trust
refers
to
the
in
communicated
knowledge,
specifically
an
individual's
ability
regard
knowledge
conveyed
by
others
as
meaningful,
relevant
oneself,
and
applicable
other
contexts.
This
area
has
received
considerable
attention
recent
psychological
literature,
though
predominantly
from
a
theoretical
perspective.
The
main
objective
of
this
study
was
test
factorial
validity
Trust,
Mistrust,
Credulity
Questionnaire
(ETMCQ)
on
Argentine
setting.
Based
two
studies
(Study
1,
n
=
1018;
Study
2,
559),
structure
instrument
its
internal
consistency
were
examined
(S1
Appendix).
In
second
study,
confirmed,
test-retest
reliability
analysed,
associations
between
epistemic
stances
sociodemographic
variables,
hypomentalisation,
attachment
styles,
childhood
traumatic
experiences,
anxious-depressive
symptomatology
explored.
A
satisfactory
three-factor
solution
with
15
items
residual
correlations
found
both
studies,
stable
scores
over
time.
Significant
positive
anxious
fearful-avoidant
attachment,
psychopathological
symptomatology.
Post-hoc
analysis
revealed
that,
one
hand,
gender
acts
moderator
relationship
hypomentalisation
mistrust.
On
economic
level
educational
moderate
credulity.
Measurement
invariance
across
tested
satisfactory,
significant
differences
subsequently
observed
factor.
conclusion,
version
ETMCQ
provides
empirical
measure
for
use
non-clinical
samples.
Its
application
could
facilitate
clinically
theoretically
findings.
Язык: Английский
The role of epistemic trust and epistemic disruption in vaccine hesitancy, conspiracy thinking and the capacity to identify fake news
PLOS Global Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
4(12), С. e0003941 - e0003941
Опубликована: Дек. 4, 2024
Epistemic
trust
‐
defined
as
readiness
to
regard
knowledge,
communicated
by
another
agent,
significant,
relevant
the
self,
and
generalizable
other
contexts–has
recently
been
applied
field
of
developmental
psychopathology
a
potential
risk
factor
for
psychopathology.
The
work
described
here
sought
investigate
how
vulnerability
engendered
disruptions
in
epistemic
may
not
only
impact
psychological
resilience
interpersonal
processes
but
also
aspects
more
general
social
functioning.
We
undertook
two
studies
examine
role
determining
capacity
recognise
fake/real
news,
susceptibility
conspiracy
thinking–both
relation
COVID-19.
Measuring
three
different
dispositions–trusting,
mistrusting
credulous–in
(study
1,
n
=
705;
study
2
502),
we
found
that
Credulity
was
associated
with
inability
discriminate
between
news.
both
Mistrust
mediated
relationship
exposure
childhood
adversity
difficulty
distinguishing
although
effect
sizes
were
small.
Finally,
COVID-19
related
beliefs
vaccine
hesitancy.
discuss
implications
these
findings
our
understanding
fake
news
thinking.
Язык: Английский