Gender Differences in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
Gender Differences in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
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COVID-19的性别差异19阴谋理论信念
DOI：
10.1017/s1743923x20000409
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发表时间：
2020-07-09
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Miller JM
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作者：
Cassese EC;Farhart CE;Miller JM
本文考察了新冠肺炎阴谋论信仰的性别差异。我们发现，与男性相比，女性支持新冠肺炎阴谋论的可能性要小得多，而且这种性别差异跨越了党派界限。我们的分析表明，这种性别差异部分是由两个性格因素造成的：习得的无助感和阴谋论思维。我们的发现验证了过去关于阴谋论信仰的前因的工作，这些工作没有发现明显的性别差异。这些结果突出表明，这一领域的工作需要更好地对性别的重要性进行理论化。
In this article, we evaluate gender differences in COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs. We find that women are significantly less likely than men to endorse COVID-19 conspiracy theories and that this gender difference cuts across party lines. Our analysis suggests that this gender gap is partially explained by two dispositional factors: learned helplessness and conspiratorial thinking. Our findings qualify past work on the antecedents of conspiracy theory beliefs, which does not uncover robust and significant gender differences. The results highlight the need for work in this area to better theorize about the significance of gender.