When we are worried, what are we thinking? Anxiety, lack of control, and conspiracy beliefs amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic

Societal crises and stressful events are associated with an upsurge of conspiracy beliefs that may help people to tackle feelings of lack of control. In our study (N = 783), we examined whether people with higher feelings of anxiety and lack of control early in the COVID‐19 pandemic endorse more con...

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Published in:	Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 720 - 729
Main Authors:	Šrol, Jakub, Ballová Mikušková, Eva, Čavojová, Vladimíra
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley 01.05.2021 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Anxiety Attitudes Beliefs Conspiracy conspiracy beliefs Control COVID-19 Emotional Response Emotional responses Emotions epistemically suspect beliefs lack of control Locus of Control Misconceptions Pandemics Psychological Patterns Stressful events anxiety lack of control COVID‐19 epistemically suspect beliefs conspiracy beliefs
ISSN:	0888-4080, 1099-0720
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