belief in covid-19 conspiracy theories reduces social distancing over time
belief in covid-19 conspiracy theories reduces social distancing over time
pmid: 33225745 cultural orientation, power, belief in conspiracy theories, and intentions to reduce the spread of covid-19.", "keywords: covid-19; conspiracy theories; longitudinal; social distancing.", "conclusions: our findings show that covid-19 conspiracy theories pose a significant threat to public health as they may reduce adherence to social distancing measures.", "results: multivariate growth curve analyses showed that, although conspiracy beliefs decreased and social distancing increased over time, people holding more conspiracy beliefs at the beginning of the pandemic showed the lowest increase in social distancing.", 


































"moreover, cross-lagged analyses demonstrated that people who reported more conspiracy beliefs at any wave tended to report less social distancing at the following wave.")