Table 5.
Associations of coronavirus conspiracy concerns and general mistrust
| Specific coronavirus conspiracy beliefs Pearson's correlation, p value |
General coronavirus conspiracy beliefs Pearson's correlation, p value |
|
|---|---|---|
| Conspiracy mentality | 0.16 p < 0.001 |
0.35 p < 0.001 |
| General vaccination conspiracy beliefs | 0.60 p < 0.001 |
0.65 p < 0.001 |
| Climate change conspiracy belief | 0.51 p < 0.001 |
0.47 p < 0.001 |
| Paranoia | 0.72 p < 0.001 |
0.61 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in UK government | −0.12 p < 0.001 |
−0.17 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in UK military | −0.16 p < 0.001 |
−0.17 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in mainstream media | 0.13 p < 0.001 |
0.03 p = 0.179 |
| Trust in doctors | −0.30 p < 0.001 |
−0.29 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in scientists | −0.20 p < 0.001 |
−0.25 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in World Health Organisation | −0.17 p < 0.001 |
−0.24 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in United Nations | −0.08 p < 0.001 |
−0.17 p < 0.001 |
| Trust in European Union | −0.07 p = 0.001 |
−0.03 p = 0.127 |