Post-truth epistemic beliefs rooted in the Dark Factor of Personality are associated with higher COVID-19 vaccination refusal

Post-truth epistemic beliefs rooted in the Dark Factor of Personality are associated with higher COVID-19 vaccination refusal

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Abstract A substantial number of people refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which prompts the question as to why.We Hoover HMN7182BK French Style Fridge Freezer In Black focus on the role of individual worldviews about the nature and generation of knowledge (epistemic beliefs).We propose a model that includes epistemic beliefs, their relationship to the Dark Factor of Personality (D), and their mutual effect on the probability of having been vaccinated against COVID-19.Based on a US nationally representative sample (N = 1268), we show that stronger endorsement Wormwood of post-truth epistemic beliefs was associated with a lower probability of having been vaccinated against COVID-19.

D was also linked to a lower probability of having been vaccinated against COVID-19, which can be explained by post-truth epistemic beliefs.Our results indicate that the more individuals deliberately refrain from adhering to the better argument, the less likely they are vaccinated.More generally, post-truth epistemic beliefs pose a challenge for rational communication.