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Who Thinks COVID-19 is a Hoax? Psychological Correlates of Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and Attitudes Towards Anti-Coronavirus Measures at the End of the First Lockdown in Germany
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Abstract The reported dataset addresses potential correlates and predictors of beliefs in conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. Different psychological constructs (self-esteem, Dark Triad personality traits, collective narcissism, political attitude, individualism/collectivism), social status, and... view more
The reported dataset addresses potential correlates and predictors of beliefs in conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic. Different psychological constructs (self-esteem, Dark Triad personality traits, collective narcissism, political attitude, individualism/collectivism), social status, and socio-demographic variables were assessed. Data from 746 participants from all parts of Germany who study part-time while working were collected between May 26 to July 5, 2020. We used a cross-sectional online survey comprising a total of 98 items. Preliminary analysis revealed sound psychometric properties of the measures. These data provide several opportunities for further use and can be utilized for research and educational purposes. For example, comparisons can be drawn between existing research on conspiracy theories to determine whether known factors determining beliefs in conspiracy theories are also relevant for COVID-19. All data and additional materials (e.g., codebook of all items, R code) are available at https://osf.io/p6q7w/.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; contagious disease; epidemic; political attitude; risk assessment; attitude; measure
Classification
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Corona; Covid-19; Corona-Virus; conspiracy beliefs; dark triad; ZIS 83
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-8
Journal
Journal of Open Psychology Data, 10 (2022) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.64
ISSN
2050-9863
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed