This paper investigates the influence of health literacy, religiosity, and political identification on vaccine conspiracy beliefs. A survey study (N = 729) in Croatia tested deficit and contextual models using structural equation modeling. Lower health literacy and higher religiosity predicted stronger belief in vaccination conspiracies, while political identification did not. Religiosity moderated the relationship between health literacy and conspiracy beliefs, partially supporting the contextual model. The study discusses these findings in the context of Croatian socio-political characteristics and pandemic responses.
Publisher
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Dec 01, 2023
Authors
Željko Pavić, Emma Kovačević, Adrijana Šuljok
Tags
health literacy
vaccination
conspiracy beliefs
religiosity
political identification
Croatia
public health
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