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Conspiracy Beliefs, Rejection of Vaccination, and Support for hydroxychloroquine: A Conceptual Replication-Extension in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context

Frontiers in psychology, 2020-09, Vol.11, p.565128-565128 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ;Copyright © 2020 Bertin, Nera and Delouvée. 2020 Bertin, Nera and Delouvée ;ISSN: 1664-1078 ;EISSN: 1664-1078 ;DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.565128 ;PMID: 33071892

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  • Title:
    Conspiracy Beliefs, Rejection of Vaccination, and Support for hydroxychloroquine: A Conceptual Replication-Extension in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context
  • Author: Bertin, Paul ; Nera, Kenzo ; Delouvée, Sylvain
  • Subjects: attitude toward science ; chloroquine ; conspiracy beliefs ; conspiracy mentality ; Humanities and Social Sciences ; pandemic (COVID-19) ; Psychology ; vaccination
  • Is Part Of: Frontiers in psychology, 2020-09, Vol.11, p.565128-565128
  • Description: Many conspiracy theories appeared along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it is documented that conspiracy theories negatively affect vaccination intentions, these beliefs might become a crucial matter in the near future. We conducted two cross-sectional studies examining the relationship between COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, vaccine attitudes, and the intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when a vaccine becomes available. We also examined how these beliefs predicted support for a controversial medical treatment, namely, chloroquine. In an exploratory study 1 (N = 409), two subdimensions of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs were associated with negative attitudes toward vaccine science. These results were partly replicated and extended in a pre-registered study 2 (N = 396). Moreover, we found that COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs (among which, conspiracy beliefs about chloroquine), as well as a conspiracy mentality (i.e., predisposition to believe in conspiracy theories) negatively predicted participants’ intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the future. Lastly, conspiracy beliefs predicted support for chloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. Interestingly, none of the conspiracy beliefs referred to the dangers of the vaccines. Implications for the pandemic and potential responses are discussed.
  • Publisher: Frontiers Media
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1664-1078
    EISSN: 1664-1078
    DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.565128
    PMID: 33071892
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