Trust in crisis
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Approaching Religion |
| ISSN | 1799-3121 |
| E-ISSN | 1799-3121 |
| EDITORA | Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History |
| DOI | 10.30664/ar.107485 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
Crises are associated with a search for meaning and security. In recent years, they have also been associated with increased attention to conspiracy theories. Such theories about COVID-19 have been many. We have looked at several COVID-specific conspiracy theories and their relation to a number of other factors, including religiosity in a highly educated Norwegian convenience sample (n=1225). Conspiracy mentality, lack of trust, and religiosity were directly associated with conspiracy beliefs about COVID-19, whereas self-reported stress and negative emotions related to the pandemic had only small, indirect effects. Unlike previous research findings, we found no effect of gender or age.