Conspiracy beliefs and COVID-19 guideline adherence in adolescent psychiatric outpatients: the predictive role of adverse childhood experiences

• Main Authors: Andreas Goreis (Author), Bettina Pfeffer (Author), Heidi Elisabeth Zesch (Author), Diana Klinger (Author), Tamara Reiner (Author), Mercedes M. Bock (Author), Susanne Ohmann (Author), Petra Sackl-Pammer (Author), Sonja Werneck-Rohrer (Author), Harald Eder (Author), Katrin Skala (Author), Klara Czernin (Author), Dunja Mairhofer (Author), Bernhard Rohringer (Author), Carolin Bedus (Author), Ronja Lipp (Author), Christine Vesely (Author), Paul L. Plener (Author), Oswald D. Kothgassner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Conspiracy beliefs have become widespread throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies have shown that endorsing conspiracy beliefs leads to lower protective guideline adherence (i.e., wearing face masks), posing a threat to public health measures. The current study expands...