Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ( IF 2.708 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 , DOI: 10.1177/1368430220981415 Bastiaan T. Rutjens 1 , Sander van der Linden 2 , Romy van der Lee 3
In the current paper, we argue that to get a better understanding of the psychological antecedents of COVID-related science skepticism, it is pivotal to review what is known about the (social) psychology of science skepticism. Recent research highlighting the role of ideologies and worldviews in shaping science skepticism can inform research questions as well as pandemic responses to COVID-19. It is likely that the antecedents of general COVID-19-related skepticism substantially overlap with the antecedents of climate change skepticism. Additionally, skepticism about a potential vaccine in particular will likely be fueled by similar worries and misperceptions to those shaping more general antivaccination attitudes, of which conspiracy thinking is particularly worth highlighting. We conclude by reflecting on how the COVID-19 crisis may shape future social-psychological research aimed at understanding trust in science and science skepticism.
中文翻译:
COVID-19时代的科学怀疑论
在当前的论文中,我们认为,为了更好地了解与COVID相关的科学怀疑论的心理先例,回顾关于科学怀疑论的(社会)心理学的已知知识至关重要。最近的研究突出了意识形态和世界观在塑造科学怀疑论中的作用,可以为研究问题以及对COVID-19的流行病应对提供信息。一般COVID-19相关怀疑论的前提可能与气候变化怀疑论的前提基本重叠。此外,与那些形成更普遍的抗疫苗态度的人类似的担忧和误解可能会特别引起人们对潜在疫苗的怀疑,其中特别值得一提的是阴谋思维。