ความเชื่อสมคบคิดในภาวะการระบาดระดับโลกของโรคโควิด-19: ที่มา ผลลัพธ์ทางสังคม และแนวทางการรับมือกับความเชื่อสมคบคิด
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ภาวะการระบาดระดับโลกของโรคโควิด-19 เป็นปรากฏการณ์ที่ส่งผลกระทบต่อผู้คนทั่วโลกหลาย ๆ ด้าน ในขณะเดียวกันมนุษย์พยายามเสาะแสวงหาข้อมูลต่าง ๆ ที่เกี่ยวกับการระบาด แต่กลับพบ “ความเชื่อหรือทฤษฎีสมคบคิด” ที่เกี่ยวกับโรคโควิด-19 ที่ดูไม่น่าเชื่อถือและสมเหตุสมผลซึ่งมีบางคนกลับปักใจเชื่อและส่งผลกระทบต่อความคิดและพฤติกรรมมนุษย์ บทความนี้นำเสนอมุมมองทางจิตวิทยาของความเชื่อสมคบคิดเพื่ออธิบายที่มา ผลกระทบของความเชื่อสมคบคิดที่มีต่อผลลัพธ์ทางสังคมทั้งพฤติกรรมป้องกันการติดเชื้อ การแพร่ระบาด และการช่วยเหลือกันลดลง อคติ การซื้อด้วยความตื่นตระหนก การกักตุน และความรุนแรง และเสนอแนวทาง การรับมือความเชื่อสมคบคิด
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