Escaping the Reality of the Pandemic: The Role of Hopelessness and Dissociation in COVID-19 Denialism.

Chiara CiacchellaGiorgio VenezianiClaudio BagniVirginia CampedelliAntonio Del Casale Carlo Lai

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2022)

The findings of the present study suggested that hopelessness could exacerbate a defensive dissociative response that could be associated with greater COVID-19 denialism. Moreover, older and less educated people showed a greater propensity to engage in COVID-19 denialism.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
physical activity
middle aged