by I don't believe anyone here have these sorts of traits. I think the health of the economy is primary concern of most people here, which is extremely important too. Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow harassed by 'anti-vaccine passport' protesters in LondonFootage of veteran broadcaster Jon Snow being harangued outside the Channel 4/ITN Headquarters in central London this afternoon (August 23) by anti-vaccine protesters. Contains swearing[embedded content]Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow harassed by 'anti-vaccine passport' protesters in LondonAbstractA proliferation of conspiracy theories has emerged during the Covid-19 health pandemic. The present study investigated individual susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs and the mediating role of Covid related conspiracy beliefs on links between
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I don't believe anyone here have these sorts of traits. I think the health of the economy is primary concern of most people here, which is extremely important too.
Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow harassed by 'anti-vaccine passport' protesters in London
Footage of veteran broadcaster Jon Snow being harangued outside the Channel 4/ITN Headquarters in central London this afternoon (August 23) by anti-vaccine protesters. Contains swearing
Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow harassed by 'anti-vaccine passport' protesters in London
Abstract
A proliferation of conspiracy theories has emerged during the Covid-19 health pandemic. The present study investigated individual susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs and the mediating role of Covid related conspiracy beliefs on links between personality and intentional dissemination of Covid-19 conspiracies and willingness to obtain a Covid-19 vaccine. Specifically, we focused on trait psychopathy, Machiavellianism and collective narcissism, as these traits have previously been linked to heightened conspiracy mentalities. We recruited 406 UK participants to take part in an online survey investigating personality and Covid-19 information. Machiavellianism and primary psychopathy positively predicted general and Covid specific conspiracy beliefs, whereas collective narcissism positively predicted Covid specific conspiracy beliefs only. Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs mediated the negative relationships between all traits and willingness to obtain a future vaccine. We discuss possible implications of these findings and provide direction for future research.
As the covid contrarians tend not to be anti vaccines in general, but are just sceptical about the new 'rushed' covid ones, and as the contrarians tend to underplay the seriousness of C19 while over playing the dangers of vaccines, this research below might not really apply to them.
'Anti-Vaxxers' May Think Differently Than Other People
In the study published in the journal Vaccine, doctoral student Mark LaCour and Dr. Tyler Davis suggest some people find vaccines risky because they overestimate the likelihood of negative events, particularly those that are rare.
The fact that these overestimations carry over through all kinds of negative events — not just those related to vaccines — suggests that people higher in vaccine skepticism actually may process information differently than people lower in vaccine skepticism, said Davis, an associate professor of experimental psychology and director of the Caprock FMRI Laboratories
Anti-Vaxxers' May Think Differently Than Other People