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It is all a conspiracy: Conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine
Year: 2024
Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku
Name of source: Československá psychologie
Publisher name: Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.
Place: Praha
Page from-to: 111-134
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cze Všechno je to spiknutí: Konspirační teorie o pandemii Covid-19 a válce na Ukrajině Společenské krize, jako je pandemie Covid-19 nebo válka na Ukrajině, jsou živnou půdou pro konspirační teorie (CTs). Tato studie má za cíl zkoumat CTs, které se týkají pandemie Covid-19 a války na Ukrajině. Výsledky výzkumu na vzorku z České republiky (N = 1092) ukazují, že (1) lidé, kteří zastávají CTs ohledně pandemie Covid-19, mají tendenci zastávat i CTs ohledně války na Ukrajině; (2) vyznavači určité CT mají tendenci zastávat vzájemně si protiřečící konspirační vysvětlení téhož fenoménu; (3) lidé neočkovaní proti Covidu-19 spíše věří CTs nejen ohledně pandemie Covid-19, ale i ohledně války na Ukrajině, méně podporují Ukrajinu a více podléhají ruským narativům. conspiracy theories; monological belief system; contradictory beliefs; COVID-19; the war in Ukraine
eng It is all a conspiracy: Conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine Objectives. Conspiracy theories (CTs) thrive in times of societal crises, such as the COVID-19 outbreak or the war in Ukraine. This study aims to explore the CTs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war. Sample and settings. Mainly the students of the University of Pardubice were asked to participate in the questionnaire survey, other respondents were obtained using the snowball method (N = 1092). Hypotheses. The author assumes that (1) people who hold CTs from the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to adhere to CTs from the Ukraine war; (2) supporters of a particular CT tend to believe mutually contradictory conspirational explanations of the same phenomenon in the case of both the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the war in Ukraine; and (3) people not vaccinated against the COVID-19 express less support for Ukraine than those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Statistical analyses. Correlation analysis, MannWhitney test, Confirmatory factor analysis. Results. All three hypotheses were confirmed: (1) people who believe the CTs about the COVID-19 pandemic tend to believe also the CTs about the war in Ukraine; (2) supporters of a particular CT tend to believe mutually contradictory conspirational explanations of the same phenomenon; and (3) people not vaccinated against the COVID-19 are more likely to believe the CTs not only about the COVID-19 pandemic but also about the war in Ukraine, and they also express less support for Ukraine and are more susceptible to Russian narratives. Limitations. Sample consists mainly of the university students; correlational design of the study. conspiracy theories; monological belief system; contradictory beliefs; COVID-19; the war in Ukraine

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