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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, COVID-19 CONSPIRACIES, AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED UNFOUNDED BELIEFS: THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY, ANALYTICAL THINKING, AND IMPORTANCE OF EPISTEMIC RATIONALITY

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Sunyík V., Čavojová V.
Studia Psychologica
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2023
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vol. 65
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issue 3
246 - 261
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We examined how scientific literacy (scientific reasoning, scientific knowledge, and trust in science), analytical thinking and the importance of epistemic rationality relate to the belief in the efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and other health-related unfounded beliefs (COVID-19 conspiracies, pseudoscientific and magical beliefs, and cancer myths). A representative sample of 1038 Slovaks (Mage = 42.08, SD = 13.99) participated in the study. While CAM belief correlated with COVID-19 conspiracy theories, pseudoscientific beliefs, magical health-related beliefs, and cancer myths, it appeared that belief in CAM was primarily driven by lower trust in science, lower analytical thinking and, interestingly, a higher need to be epistemically rational. Other components of scientific literacy did not significantly predict CAM belief but they did predict other health-related unfounded beliefs, which may suggest that a more fine-tuned approach to studying CAM beliefs is needed.
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