Correlates of COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in Japan: A cross-sectional study of 28,175 residents
COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs can be prevalent in about a quarter of the residents of Japan. Certain groups are more likely to endorse conspiracy beliefs, and targeting interventions towards these groups might be efficient in stemming the spread of conspiracy beliefs.
Authors
- Takahiro Tabuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-3125)
- Yukihiro Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5657-8379)
- Ichiro Kawachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9339-2821)
- Eiji Yoshioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3316-1057)
- Yasuaki Saijo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-8202)
- Ken Osaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6885-9514)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Asahikawa Medical University (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310673
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science