Science rejection in Greece: Spirituality predicts vaccine scepticism and low faith in science in a Greek sample
Science rejection in Greece: Spirituality predicts vaccine scepticism and low faith in science in a Greek sample
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DOI：
10.1177/09636625211061520
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发表时间：
2021-12-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
van der Lee, Romy
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作者：
Rutjens, Bastiaan T.;Zarzeczna, Natalia;van der Lee, Romy
最近的研究发现，灵性是疫苗怀疑主义和对科学的低信仰的重要贡献者，特别是在WEIRD（西方，受过教育，工业化，富裕和民主）国家。在本研究中，我们进一步测试了这些研究结果的普遍性，在一个宗教东南欧国家-希腊，更广泛的措施的关键结构。我们复制以前的工作，使用改进的结构效度的措施。研究发现，灵性是对疫苗持怀疑态度和对科学缺乏信心的最强预测因素。此外，低科学素养也是疫苗排斥的预测因素。气候变化怀疑论与精神信仰无关，而是与政治保守主义有关，这证实了以前的研究结果。这些结果为先前的两个观察提供了进一步的证据：科学怀疑主义是异质的，灵性是形成科学拒绝的重要因素。
Recent research has identified spirituality as an important contributor to vaccine scepticism and low faith in science, particularly in WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) nations. In the present study, we further tested the generalizability of these findings in a religious South-Eastern European country - Greece, with more extensive measures of key constructs. We replicate previous work using measures of improved construct validity. Spirituality was found to be the strongest predictor of vaccine scepticism and low faith in science. In addition, low science literacy was also predictive of vaccine rejection. Climate change scepticism was not associated with spirituality but with political conservatism, which corroborates previous findings. These results provide further evidence for two previously made observations: science scepticism is heterogeneous, and spirituality is an important factor in shaping science rejection.