Elon Musk has man's best interest at heart...

Conspiracy beliefs prospectively predict health behavior and well-being during a pandemic

Individuals who believe in COVID conspiracy theories are more likely to test positive for Covid and violate public health regulations, as well as experience job loss, reduced income, social rejection, and decreased overall well-being.

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2021

Abstract
Background
Conspiracy beliefs are associated with detrimental health attitudes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Most prior research on these issues was cross-sectional, however, and restricted to attitudes or behavioral intentions. The current research was designed to examine to what extent conspiracy beliefs predict health behavior and well-being over a longer period of time.

Methods
In this preregistered multi-wave study on a large Dutch research panel (weighted to provide nationally representative population estimates), we examined if conspiracy beliefs early in the pandemic (April 2020) would predict a range of concrete health and well-being outcomes eight months later (December 2020; N = 5745).

Results
The results revealed that Covid-19 conspiracy beliefs prospectively predicted a decreased likelihood of getting tested for corona; if tested, an increased likelihood of the test coming out positive; and, an increased likelihood of having violated corona regulations, deteriorated economic outcomes (job loss; reduced income), experiences of social rejection, and decreased overall well-being. Most of these effects generalized to a broader susceptibility to conspiracy theories (i.e. conspiracy mentality).

Conclusions
These findings suggest that conspiracy beliefs are associated with a myriad of negative life outcomes in the long run. Conspiracy beliefs predict how well people have coped with the pandemic over a period of eight months, as reflected in their health behavior, and their economic and social well-being.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/conspiracy-beliefs-prospectively-predict-health-behavior-and-wellbeing-during-a-pandemic/9739301679DEF2B81958CBB03C5D5AC1

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The Huffington Post reports:

Does our "news" media have the public's best interest at heart or are they just in it for the money?

Or is their current role to insure nothing threatens the status quo?

We're talking television networks like NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, MSNBC...

I'm not including PBS because they seem to take reporting seriously but that's not how I feel about the others. Personally, I do not care for networks that cater to one side or the other. How is it that we went from 3 major networks (pre-cable) covering news - more or less the same stories etc. and everyone had different opinions despite getting the same information?

Their aggressive approach in covering Biden/Obama/Clinton in comparison of their soft-pedalling covering TFG or W should be alarming. Their penchants for bringing on unqualified commentators (Chris Christie, Santorum, McCaskill) rather than experts in topics/issues at hand. Or spending endless hours covering something stupid that someone said rather than stories of pertinence.

I've seen a few clips of people that lost loved ones to covid due to misinformation but they never discuss what misinformation or who's producing it. It's always just "due to misinformation on the internet" or "they saw it on facebook!" and that's it. It's never a particular source - they just cut to blaming it on the platform.

Just thought I'd ask.

Please no flaming.

Thank you.

Betty Bowers... 😂

Legal eagles, can Kyle Rittenhouse be sued by the surviving family members of his victims?

Thank you in advance.

Talentless MAGA cartoonist Ben Garrison has COVID