Irrational Beliefs Differentially Predict Adherence to Guidelines and Pseudoscientific Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Teovanovic, Predrag; Lukic, Petar; Zupan, Zorana; Lazic, Aleksandra; Ninkovic, Milica; Žeželj, Iris
Titel	Irrational Beliefs Differentially Predict Adherence to Guidelines and Pseudoscientific Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35 (2021) 2, S.486-496 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Teovanovic, Predrag) ORCID (Lukic, Petar) ORCID (Zupan, Zorana) ORCID (Lazic, Aleksandra) ORCID (Ninkovic, Milica) ORCID (Žeželj, Iris)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3770
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Beliefs; Misconceptions; Cognitive Processes; Intuition; Sanitation; Disease Control; Health Behavior; Intention; Immunization Programs; Knowledge Level; Predictor Variables; Guidelines; Bias; Compliance (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Belief; Glaube; Missverständnis; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Betriebshygiene; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Immunisierung; Wissensbasis; Prädiktor; Richtlinien
Abstract	In the coronavirus "infodemic," people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID-19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines as well as susceptibility to such misinformation. Irrational beliefs were indexed by belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, COVID-19 knowledge overestimation, type I error cognitive biases, and cognitive intuition. Participants (N = 407) reported (1) how often they followed guidelines (e.g., handwashing, physical distancing), (2) how often they engaged in pseudoscientific practices (e.g., consuming garlic, colloidal silver), and (3) their intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Conspiratorial beliefs predicted all three outcomes in line with our expectations. Cognitive intuition and knowledge overestimation predicted lesser adherence to guidelines, while cognitive biases predicted greater adherence, but also greater use of pseudoscientific practices. Our results suggest an important relation between irrational beliefs and health behaviors, with conspiracy theories being the most detrimental. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01