TY  - JOUR
AU  - Abakoumkin, Georgios
AU  - Tseliou, Eleftheria
AU  - McCabe, Kira O.
AU  - Lemay, Edward P.
AU  - Stroebe, Wolfgang
AU  - Agostini, Maximilian
AU  - Bélanger, Jocelyn J.
AU  - Gützkow, Ben
AU  - Kreienkamp, Jannis
AU  - Kutlaca, Maja
AU  - VanDellen, Michelle R.
AU  - Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
AU  - Ahmedi, Vjollca
AU  - Akkas, Handan
AU  - Almenara, Carlos A.
AU  - Atta, Mohsin
AU  - Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem
AU  - Basel, Sima
AU  - Berisha Kida, Edona
AU  - Bernardo, Allan B. I.
AU  - Buttrick, Nicholas R.
AU  - Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit
AU  - Choi, Hoon‐Seok
AU  - Cristea, Mioara
AU  - Csaba, Sára
AU  - Damnjanovic, Kaja
AU  - Danyliuk, Ivan
AU  - Di Santo, Daniela
AU  - Douglas, Karen M.
AU  - Enea, Violeta
AU  - Faller, Daiane Gracieli
AU  - Fitzsimons, Gavan
AU  - Gheorghiu, Alexandra
AU  - Gómez, Ángel
AU  - Grzymala‐Moszczynska, Joanna
AU  - Hamaidia, Ali
AU  - Han, Qing
AU  - Helmy, Mai
AU  - Hudiyana, Joevarian
AU  - Jeronimus, Bertus F.
AU  - Jiang, Ding‐Yu
AU  - Jovanović, Veljko
AU  - Kamenov, Željka
AU  - Kende, Anna
AU  - Keng, Shian‐Ling
AU  - Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh
AU  - Koc, Yasin
AU  - Kovyazina, Kamila
AU  - Kozytska, Inna
AU  - Krause, Joshua
AU  - Kruglanski, Arie W.
AU  - Kurapov, Anton
AU  - Lantos, Nóra Anna
AU  - Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya
AU  - Louis, Winnifred R.
AU  - Lueders, Adrian
AU  - Malik, Najma Iqbal
AU  - Martinez, Anton
AU  - Mehulić, Jasmina
AU  - Milla, Mirra Noor
AU  - Mohammed, Idris
AU  - Molinario, Erica
AU  - Moyano, Manuel
AU  - Muhammad, Hayat
AU  - Mula, Silvana
AU  - Muluk, Hamdi
AU  - Myroniuk, Solomiia
AU  - Najafi, Reza
AU  - Nisa, Claudia F.
AU  - Nyúl, Boglárka
AU  - O’Keefe, Paul A.
AU  - Olivas Osuna, Jose Javier
AU  - Osin, Evgeny N.
AU  - Park, Joonha
AU  - Pica, Gennaro
AU  - Pierro, Antonio
AU  - Rees, Jonas
AU  - Reitsema, Anne Margit
AU  - Resta, Elena
AU  - Rullo, Marika
AU  - Ryan, Michelle K.
AU  - Samekin, Adil
AU  - Santtila, Pekka
AU  - Sasin, Edyta
AU  - Schumpe, Birga Mareen
AU  - Selim, Heyla A.
AU  - Stanton, Michael Vicente
AU  - Sultana, Samiah
AU  - Sutton, Robbie M.
AU  - Utsugi, Akira
AU  - van Breen, Jolien Anne
AU  - Van Lissa, Caspar J.
AU  - Van Veen, Kees
AU  - Vázquez, Alexandra
AU  - Wollast, Robin
AU  - Yeung, Victoria Wai‐lan
AU  - Zand, Somayeh
AU  - Žeželj, Iris Lav
AU  - Zheng, Bang
AU  - Zick, Andreas
AU  - Zúñiga, Claudia
AU  - Leander, N. Pontus
PY  - 2023-12-14
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5785
AB  - Virus mitigation behavior has been and still is a powerful means to fight the COVID-19 pandemic irrespective of the availability of pharmaceutical means (e.g., vaccines). We drew on  health  behavior  theories  to  predict  health-protective (coping-specific) responses and hope (coping non-specific response)  from  health-related  cognitions  (vulnerability, severity,  self-assessed  knowledge,  efficacy).  In  an  exten-sion  of  this  model,  we  proposed  orientation  to  internal (problem-focused coping) and external (country capability) coping resources as antecedents of health protection and hope;  health-related  cognitions  were  assumed  as  medi-ators of this link. We tested these predictions in a large multi-national  multi-wave  study  with  a  cross-sectional panel  at T1  (Baseline, March-April  2020; N=57,631  in  113 countries) and a panel subsample at two later time points, T2 (November 2020; N=3097) and T3 (April 2021; N=2628). Multilevel models showed that health-related cognitions  predicted  health-protective  responses  and hope.  Problem-focused  coping  was  mainly  linked  to health-protective behaviors (T1-T3), whereas country capa-bility was mainly linked to hope (T1-T3). These relation-ships were partially mediated by health-related cognitions. We conceptually replicated predictions of health behavior theories within a real health threat, further suggesting how different coping resources are associated with qualitatively distinct  outcomes.  Both  patterns were  consistent  across countries and time.
PB  - Wiley
T2  - Social and Personality Psychology Compass
T1  - Conceptual replication and extension of health behavior theories' predictions in the context of COVID‐19: Evidence across countries and over time
DO  - 10.1111/spc3.12909
ER  - 

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author = "Abakoumkin, Georgios and Tseliou, Eleftheria and McCabe, Kira O. and Lemay, Edward P. and Stroebe, Wolfgang and Agostini, Maximilian and Bélanger, Jocelyn J. and Gützkow, Ben and Kreienkamp, Jannis and Kutlaca, Maja and VanDellen, Michelle R. and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Ahmedi, Vjollca and Akkas, Handan and Almenara, Carlos A. and Atta, Mohsin and Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem and Basel, Sima and Berisha Kida, Edona and Bernardo, Allan B. I. and Buttrick, Nicholas R. and Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit and Choi, Hoon‐Seok and Cristea, Mioara and Csaba, Sára and Damnjanovic, Kaja and Danyliuk, Ivan and Di Santo, Daniela and Douglas, Karen M. and Enea, Violeta and Faller, Daiane Gracieli and Fitzsimons, Gavan and Gheorghiu, Alexandra and Gómez, Ángel and Grzymala‐Moszczynska, Joanna and Hamaidia, Ali and Han, Qing and Helmy, Mai and Hudiyana, Joevarian and Jeronimus, Bertus F. and Jiang, Ding‐Yu and Jovanović, Veljko and Kamenov, Željka and Kende, Anna and Keng, Shian‐Ling and Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh and Koc, Yasin and Kovyazina, Kamila and Kozytska, Inna and Krause, Joshua and Kruglanski, Arie W. and Kurapov, Anton and Lantos, Nóra Anna and Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya and Louis, Winnifred R. and Lueders, Adrian and Malik, Najma Iqbal and Martinez, Anton and Mehulić, Jasmina and Milla, Mirra Noor and Mohammed, Idris and Molinario, Erica and Moyano, Manuel and Muhammad, Hayat and Mula, Silvana and Muluk, Hamdi and Myroniuk, Solomiia and Najafi, Reza and Nisa, Claudia F. and Nyúl, Boglárka and O’Keefe, Paul A. and Olivas Osuna, Jose Javier and Osin, Evgeny N. and Park, Joonha and Pica, Gennaro and Pierro, Antonio and Rees, Jonas and Reitsema, Anne Margit and Resta, Elena and Rullo, Marika and Ryan, Michelle K. and Samekin, Adil and Santtila, Pekka and Sasin, Edyta and Schumpe, Birga Mareen and Selim, Heyla A. and Stanton, Michael Vicente and Sultana, Samiah and Sutton, Robbie M. and Utsugi, Akira and van Breen, Jolien Anne and Van Lissa, Caspar J. and Van Veen, Kees and Vázquez, Alexandra and Wollast, Robin and Yeung, Victoria Wai‐lan and Zand, Somayeh and Žeželj, Iris Lav and Zheng, Bang and Zick, Andreas and Zúñiga, Claudia and Leander, N. Pontus",
year = "2023-12-14",
abstract = "Virus mitigation behavior has been and still is a powerful means to fight the COVID-19 pandemic irrespective of the availability of pharmaceutical means (e.g., vaccines). We drew on  health  behavior  theories  to  predict  health-protective (coping-specific) responses and hope (coping non-specific response)  from  health-related  cognitions  (vulnerability, severity,  self-assessed  knowledge,  efficacy).  In  an  exten-sion  of  this  model,  we  proposed  orientation  to  internal (problem-focused coping) and external (country capability) coping resources as antecedents of health protection and hope;  health-related  cognitions  were  assumed  as  medi-ators of this link. We tested these predictions in a large multi-national  multi-wave  study  with  a  cross-sectional panel  at T1  (Baseline, March-April  2020; N=57,631  in  113 countries) and a panel subsample at two later time points, T2 (November 2020; N=3097) and T3 (April 2021; N=2628). Multilevel models showed that health-related cognitions  predicted  health-protective  responses  and hope.  Problem-focused  coping  was  mainly  linked  to health-protective behaviors (T1-T3), whereas country capa-bility was mainly linked to hope (T1-T3). These relation-ships were partially mediated by health-related cognitions. We conceptually replicated predictions of health behavior theories within a real health threat, further suggesting how different coping resources are associated with qualitatively distinct  outcomes.  Both  patterns were  consistent  across countries and time.",
publisher = "Wiley",
journal = "Social and Personality Psychology Compass",
title = "Conceptual replication and extension of health behavior theories' predictions in the context of COVID‐19: Evidence across countries and over time",
doi = "10.1111/spc3.12909"
}

Abakoumkin, G., Tseliou, E., McCabe, K. O., Lemay, E. P., Stroebe, W., Agostini, M., Bélanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Kutlaca, M., VanDellen, M. R., Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Berisha Kida, E., Bernardo, A. B. I., Buttrick, N. R., Chobthamkit, P., Choi, H., Cristea, M., Csaba, S., Damnjanovic, K., Danyliuk, I., Di Santo, D., Douglas, K. M., Enea, V., Faller, D. G., Fitzsimons, G., Gheorghiu, A., Gómez, Á., Grzymala‐Moszczynska, J., Hamaidia, A., Han, Q., Helmy, M., Hudiyana, J., Jeronimus, B. F., Jiang, D., Jovanović, V., Kamenov, Ž., Kende, A., Keng, S., Kieu, T. T. T., Koc, Y., Kovyazina, K., Kozytska, I., Krause, J., Kruglanski, A. W., Kurapov, A., Lantos, N. A., Lesmana, C. B. J., Louis, W. R., Lueders, A., Malik, N. I., Martinez, A., Mehulić, J., Milla, M. N., Mohammed, I., Molinario, E., Moyano, M., Muhammad, H., Mula, S., Muluk, H., Myroniuk, S., Najafi, R., Nisa, C. F., Nyúl, B., O’Keefe, P. A., Olivas Osuna, J. J., Osin, E. N., Park, J., Pica, G., Pierro, A., Rees, J., Reitsema, A. M., Resta, E., Rullo, M., Ryan, M. K., Samekin, A., Santtila, P., Sasin, E., Schumpe, B. M., Selim, H. A., Stanton, M. V., Sultana, S., Sutton, R. M., Utsugi, A., van Breen, J. A., Van Lissa, C. J., Van Veen, K., Vázquez, A., Wollast, R., Yeung, V. W., Zand, S., Žeželj, I. L., Zheng, B., Zick, A., Zúñiga, C.,& Leander, N. P.. (2023-12-14). Conceptual replication and extension of health behavior theories' predictions in the context of COVID‐19: Evidence across countries and over time. in Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Wiley..
https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12909

Abakoumkin G, Tseliou E, McCabe KO, Lemay EP, Stroebe W, Agostini M, Bélanger JJ, Gützkow B, Kreienkamp J, Kutlaca M, VanDellen MR, Abdul Khaiyom JH, Ahmedi V, Akkas H, Almenara CA, Atta M, Bagci SC, Basel S, Berisha Kida E, Bernardo ABI, Buttrick NR, Chobthamkit P, Choi H, Cristea M, Csaba S, Damnjanovic K, Danyliuk I, Di Santo D, Douglas KM, Enea V, Faller DG, Fitzsimons G, Gheorghiu A, Gómez Á, Grzymala‐Moszczynska J, Hamaidia A, Han Q, Helmy M, Hudiyana J, Jeronimus BF, Jiang D, Jovanović V, Kamenov Ž, Kende A, Keng S, Kieu TTT, Koc Y, Kovyazina K, Kozytska I, Krause J, Kruglanski AW, Kurapov A, Lantos NA, Lesmana CBJ, Louis WR, Lueders A, Malik NI, Martinez A, Mehulić J, Milla MN, Mohammed I, Molinario E, Moyano M, Muhammad H, Mula S, Muluk H, Myroniuk S, Najafi R, Nisa CF, Nyúl B, O’Keefe PA, Olivas Osuna JJ, Osin EN, Park J, Pica G, Pierro A, Rees J, Reitsema AM, Resta E, Rullo M, Ryan MK, Samekin A, Santtila P, Sasin E, Schumpe BM, Selim HA, Stanton MV, Sultana S, Sutton RM, Utsugi A, van Breen JA, Van Lissa CJ, Van Veen K, Vázquez A, Wollast R, Yeung VW, Zand S, Žeželj IL, Zheng B, Zick A, Zúñiga C, Leander NP. Conceptual replication and extension of health behavior theories' predictions in the context of COVID‐19: Evidence across countries and over time. in Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 2023;.
doi:10.1111/spc3.12909 .

Abakoumkin, Georgios, Tseliou, Eleftheria, McCabe, Kira O., Lemay, Edward P., Stroebe, Wolfgang, Agostini, Maximilian, Bélanger, Jocelyn J., Gützkow, Ben, Kreienkamp, Jannis, Kutlaca, Maja, VanDellen, Michelle R., Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum, Ahmedi, Vjollca, Akkas, Handan, Almenara, Carlos A., Atta, Mohsin, Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem, Basel, Sima, Berisha Kida, Edona, Bernardo, Allan B. I., Buttrick, Nicholas R., Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit, Choi, Hoon‐Seok, Cristea, Mioara, Csaba, Sára, Damnjanovic, Kaja, Danyliuk, Ivan, Di Santo, Daniela, Douglas, Karen M., Enea, Violeta, Faller, Daiane Gracieli, Fitzsimons, Gavan, Gheorghiu, Alexandra, Gómez, Ángel, Grzymala‐Moszczynska, Joanna, Hamaidia, Ali, Han, Qing, Helmy, Mai, Hudiyana, Joevarian, Jeronimus, Bertus F., Jiang, Ding‐Yu, Jovanović, Veljko, Kamenov, Željka, Kende, Anna, Keng, Shian‐Ling, Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh, Koc, Yasin, Kovyazina, Kamila, Kozytska, Inna, Krause, Joshua, Kruglanski, Arie W., Kurapov, Anton, Lantos, Nóra Anna, Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya, Louis, Winnifred R., Lueders, Adrian, Malik, Najma Iqbal, Martinez, Anton, Mehulić, Jasmina, Milla, Mirra Noor, Mohammed, Idris, Molinario, Erica, Moyano, Manuel, Muhammad, Hayat, Mula, Silvana, Muluk, Hamdi, Myroniuk, Solomiia, Najafi, Reza, Nisa, Claudia F., Nyúl, Boglárka, O’Keefe, Paul A., Olivas Osuna, Jose Javier, Osin, Evgeny N., Park, Joonha, Pica, Gennaro, Pierro, Antonio, Rees, Jonas, Reitsema, Anne Margit, Resta, Elena, Rullo, Marika, Ryan, Michelle K., Samekin, Adil, Santtila, Pekka, Sasin, Edyta, Schumpe, Birga Mareen, Selim, Heyla A., Stanton, Michael Vicente, Sultana, Samiah, Sutton, Robbie M., Utsugi, Akira, van Breen, Jolien Anne, Van Lissa, Caspar J., Van Veen, Kees, Vázquez, Alexandra, Wollast, Robin, Yeung, Victoria Wai‐lan, Zand, Somayeh, Žeželj, Iris Lav, Zheng, Bang, Zick, Andreas, Zúñiga, Claudia, Leander, N. Pontus, "Conceptual replication and extension of health behavior theories' predictions in the context of COVID‐19: Evidence across countries and over time" in Social and Personality Psychology Compass (2023-12-14),
https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12909 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EIP23_proceedings.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4927
AB  - To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices this study sought to uncover how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A sample of N = 583 Serbian citizens completed an online questionnaire assessing four TCAM domains: Alternative medical systems (AMS), Natural product-based practices (NP), New Age medicine (NA), and Rituals/Customs (RC). Participants indicated whether they had used a given practice in the past year, and if yes, how they used it. Overall, participants used TCAM preventively in two-thirds of cases, but we also found a significant association between TCAM domain and way of use. AMS was used alternatively more than any other TCAM domain, NP was the most prevalent complementary treatment, while NA and RC were predominantly used preventively. Our results suggest that different domains of TCAM practices may impact people’s health differently, depending on how they are used, which should inform interventions.
PB  - Institut za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd
PB  - Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd
C3  - Proceedings - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine
EP  - 25
SP  - 22
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927
ER  - 

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author = "Purić, Danka and Opačić, Goran and Petrović, Marija and Knežević, Goran and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Teovanović, Predrag and Zupan, Zorana and Ninković, Milica and Branković, Marija and Živanović, Marko and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices this study sought to uncover how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A sample of N = 583 Serbian citizens completed an online questionnaire assessing four TCAM domains: Alternative medical systems (AMS), Natural product-based practices (NP), New Age medicine (NA), and Rituals/Customs (RC). Participants indicated whether they had used a given practice in the past year, and if yes, how they used it. Overall, participants used TCAM preventively in two-thirds of cases, but we also found a significant association between TCAM domain and way of use. AMS was used alternatively more than any other TCAM domain, NP was the most prevalent complementary treatment, while NA and RC were predominantly used preventively. Our results suggest that different domains of TCAM practices may impact people’s health differently, depending on how they are used, which should inform interventions.",
publisher = "Institut za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd, Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd",
journal = "Proceedings - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
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Purić, D., Opačić, G., Petrović, M., Knežević, G., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Lazarević, L. B., Teovanović, P., Zupan, Z., Ninković, M., Branković, M., Živanović, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Proceedings - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
Institut za psihologiju, Filozofski fakultet, Beograd., 22-25.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927

Purić D, Opačić G, Petrović M, Knežević G, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Lazarević LB, Teovanović P, Zupan Z, Ninković M, Branković M, Živanović M, Žeželj I. To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Proceedings - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:22-25.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927 .

Purić, Danka, Opačić, Goran, Petrović, Marija, Knežević, Goran, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Teovanović, Predrag, Zupan, Zorana, Ninković, Milica, Branković, Marija, Živanović, Marko, Žeželj, Iris, "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine" in Proceedings - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):22-25,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4927 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/EIP2023_book_of_abstracts.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4928
AB  - To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices we should first reflect on how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A total of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants from Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 24 TCAM practices, grouped into four domains: Alternative Medical Systems (e.g., acupuncture, homeopathy), Natural product-based practices (e.g., herbal extracts/supplements), New Age medicine (e.g., yoga, mindfulness) and Rituals/Customs (e.g., visiting monasteries for health). Participants who indicated using a certain practice in the past year were asked to consider their most recent experience with that practice and choose only one option for how they used it: for preventive purposes/advancing health, at the same time with official medicine therapy, instead of official medicine therapy. Participants also provided information on whether a TCAM practitioner was involved in their last use of any of the TCAM practices and how often, in general, they consult TCAM practitioners. Overall, 63%, 95%CI [60, 65] of participants used TCAM practices for preventive purposes, 31% [29, 34] in parallel with, and 6% [5, 8] as an alternative to official treatments. Of the four domains of TCAM use, New Age medicine and Rituals/Customs were most frequently used for prevention, with 78% [74, 83] and 77% [72, 82], respectively, while Natural product-based practices were used for prevention in 57% [54, 60] and Alternative Medical Systems in 41% [33, 49] of the cases. Alternative use of TCAM practices was the most common in the case of Alternative Medical Systems (21% [14, 28]), while it amounted to no more than 7% of participants for any of the other domains. For 24% of participants, a TCAM practitioner was present during their last TCAM use, 10% reported a practitioner previously prescribing the practice, while 66% of participants reported no practitioner involvement. The results suggest the importance of treating different domains of TCAM practices separately, as they may have different impacts on people’s health behavior. We especially point to the importance of monitoring adherence to alternative medical systems, as they may potentially distract patients from official therapies and thus further compromise their health.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine
EP  - 56
SP  - 55
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928
ER  - 

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author = "Purić, Danka and Opačić, Goran and Petrović, Marija and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Teovanović, Predrag and Zupan, Zorana and Ninković, Milica and Branković, Marija and Živanović, Marko and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "To understand the reasons behind the trend of growing use of traditional, complementary and alternative (TCAM) practices we should first reflect on how people use them - to prevent disease/promote health, to treat medical conditions by complementing official medical treatments, or as an alternative to them. A total of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants from Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 24 TCAM practices, grouped into four domains: Alternative Medical Systems (e.g., acupuncture, homeopathy), Natural product-based practices (e.g., herbal extracts/supplements), New Age medicine (e.g., yoga, mindfulness) and Rituals/Customs (e.g., visiting monasteries for health). Participants who indicated using a certain practice in the past year were asked to consider their most recent experience with that practice and choose only one option for how they used it: for preventive purposes/advancing health, at the same time with official medicine therapy, instead of official medicine therapy. Participants also provided information on whether a TCAM practitioner was involved in their last use of any of the TCAM practices and how often, in general, they consult TCAM practitioners. Overall, 63%, 95%CI [60, 65] of participants used TCAM practices for preventive purposes, 31% [29, 34] in parallel with, and 6% [5, 8] as an alternative to official treatments. Of the four domains of TCAM use, New Age medicine and Rituals/Customs were most frequently used for prevention, with 78% [74, 83] and 77% [72, 82], respectively, while Natural product-based practices were used for prevention in 57% [54, 60] and Alternative Medical Systems in 41% [33, 49] of the cases. Alternative use of TCAM practices was the most common in the case of Alternative Medical Systems (21% [14, 28]), while it amounted to no more than 7% of participants for any of the other domains. For 24% of participants, a TCAM practitioner was present during their last TCAM use, 10% reported a practitioner previously prescribing the practice, while 66% of participants reported no practitioner involvement. The results suggest the importance of treating different domains of TCAM practices separately, as they may have different impacts on people’s health behavior. We especially point to the importance of monitoring adherence to alternative medical systems, as they may potentially distract patients from official therapies and thus further compromise their health.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine",
pages = "56-55",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928"
}

Purić, D., Opačić, G., Petrović, M., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Lazarević, L. B., Teovanović, P., Zupan, Z., Ninković, M., Branković, M., Živanović, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 55-56.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928

Purić D, Opačić G, Petrović M, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Lazarević LB, Teovanović P, Zupan Z, Ninković M, Branković M, Živanović M, Žeželj I. To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:55-56.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928 .

Purić, Danka, Opačić, Goran, Petrović, Marija, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Teovanović, Predrag, Zupan, Zorana, Ninković, Milica, Branković, Marija, Živanović, Marko, Žeželj, Iris, "To prevent or to cure: How people use traditional, complementary and alternative medicine" in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):55-56,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4928 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/EIP2023_book_of_abstracts.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4925
AB  - Despite unknown efficiency, known risks, and associated adverse effects of certain traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) practices, the number of people using them appears to be on the rise. Existing taxonomies of TCAM practices mostly relied on either conceptual reasons, or they relied on attitudes toward TCAM, rather than its actual use. In this study, we sought to group TCAM practices based on their patterns of use. A sample of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants residing in Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 71 TCAM practices. For each practice, they indicated if and when they used it to promote their own or their children's health (options: never heard about it/never used it/more than a year ago/in the past year/during the past two weeks). To evaluate the lifetime use of TCAM, we binarized all TCAM items to reflect whether participants have ever used a given practice (never using a practice was coded as 0, using it at least once as 1). After excluding items with frequencies below 5%, we performed an exploratory factor analysis on the tetrachoric correlation matrix for the remaining 49 items. Using a minimum residual method of extraction and oblimin rotation, we identified four meaningful factors explaining 42% of total variance: 1) Natural product-based practices (NP) comprising the use of products such as extracts and supplements of herbal and non-herbal origin; 2) Rituals/Customs (RC) which reflected the use of traditional medicine and religious practices, such as visiting monasteries; 3) New age medicine (NA) incorporating mind-body therapies and energy medicine practices; and 4) Alternative medical systems (AMS) such as acupuncture, homeopathy, quantum medicine, and osteopathy/chiropractic. Factor correlations ranged from r = .18, p <.001 for RC and AMS to r = .30, p < .001 for NA and AMS. The latent structure we obtained based on the pattern of TCAM use corresponds closely to existing conceptual typologies, as well as to those based on attitudes toward TCAM. This suggests that consumers are sensitive to common characteristics of certain TCAM treatments and are more likely to resort to similar types of TCAM practices to promote their health. The existence of relatively independent factors of TCAM use opens the possibility of differential patterns of their psychological predictors and health-related outcomes.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use
EP  - 55
SP  - 54
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Purić, Danka and Petrović, Marija and Teovanović, Predrag and Živanović, Marko and Ninković, Milica and Zupan, Zorana and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Stanković, Sanda and Lukić, Petar and Branković, Marija and Opačić, Goran and Lazić, Aleksandra and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Despite unknown efficiency, known risks, and associated adverse effects of certain traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) practices, the number of people using them appears to be on the rise. Existing taxonomies of TCAM practices mostly relied on either conceptual reasons, or they relied on attitudes toward TCAM, rather than its actual use. In this study, we sought to group TCAM practices based on their patterns of use. A sample of N = 583 (Mage = 39.01 years, SDage = 12.10; 74.4% females) participants residing in Serbia completed an online survey including a list of 71 TCAM practices. For each practice, they indicated if and when they used it to promote their own or their children's health (options: never heard about it/never used it/more than a year ago/in the past year/during the past two weeks). To evaluate the lifetime use of TCAM, we binarized all TCAM items to reflect whether participants have ever used a given practice (never using a practice was coded as 0, using it at least once as 1). After excluding items with frequencies below 5%, we performed an exploratory factor analysis on the tetrachoric correlation matrix for the remaining 49 items. Using a minimum residual method of extraction and oblimin rotation, we identified four meaningful factors explaining 42% of total variance: 1) Natural product-based practices (NP) comprising the use of products such as extracts and supplements of herbal and non-herbal origin; 2) Rituals/Customs (RC) which reflected the use of traditional medicine and religious practices, such as visiting monasteries; 3) New age medicine (NA) incorporating mind-body therapies and energy medicine practices; and 4) Alternative medical systems (AMS) such as acupuncture, homeopathy, quantum medicine, and osteopathy/chiropractic. Factor correlations ranged from r = .18, p <.001 for RC and AMS to r = .30, p < .001 for NA and AMS. The latent structure we obtained based on the pattern of TCAM use corresponds closely to existing conceptual typologies, as well as to those based on attitudes toward TCAM. This suggests that consumers are sensitive to common characteristics of certain TCAM treatments and are more likely to resort to similar types of TCAM practices to promote their health. The existence of relatively independent factors of TCAM use opens the possibility of differential patterns of their psychological predictors and health-related outcomes.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use",
pages = "55-54",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925"
}

Purić, D., Petrović, M., Teovanović, P., Živanović, M., Ninković, M., Zupan, Z., Lazarević, L. B., Stanković, S., Lukić, P., Branković, M., Opačić, G., Lazić, A.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 54-55.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925

Purić D, Petrović M, Teovanović P, Živanović M, Ninković M, Zupan Z, Lazarević LB, Stanković S, Lukić P, Branković M, Opačić G, Lazić A, Žeželj I. The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use. in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:54-55.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925 .

Purić, Danka, Petrović, Marija, Teovanović, Predrag, Živanović, Marko, Ninković, Milica, Zupan, Zorana, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Stanković, Sanda, Lukić, Petar, Branković, Marija, Opačić, Goran, Lazić, Aleksandra, Žeželj, Iris, "The latent structure of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine practices based on patterns of use" in Book of abstracts - XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):54-55,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4925 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4763
AB  - People resort to various questionable health practices to preserve or regain health - they intentionally do not adhere to medical recommendations (e.g. self-medicate or modify the prescribed therapies; iNAR), or use traditional/complementary/alternative (TCAM) medicine. As retrospective reports overestimate adherence and suffer from recall and desirability bias, we tracked the variations in daily questionable health behaviors and compared them to their retrospectively reported lifetime use. We also preregistered and explored their relations to a wide set of psychological predictors - distal (personality traits and basic thinking dispositions) and proximal (different unfounded beliefs and biases grouped under the term irrational mindset). A community sample (N = 224) tracked daily engagement in iNAR and TCAM use for 14 days, resulting in 3136 data points. We observed a high rate of questionable health practices over the 14 days; daily engagement rates roughly corresponded to lifetime ones. Both iNAR and TCAM were weakly, but robustly positively related. Independent of the assessment method, an irrational mindset was the most important predictor of TCAM use. For iNAR, however, psychological predictors emerged as relevant only when assessed retrospectively. Our study offers insight into questionable health behaviors from both a within and between-person perspective and highlights the importance of their psychological roots.
T2  - Scientific Reports
T1  - Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study
SP  - 14058
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Lazarević, Ljiljana and Knežević, Goran and Purić, Danka and Teovanović, Predrag and Petrović, Marija and Ninković, Milica and Živanović, Marko and Stanković, Sanda and Branković, Marija and Lukić, Petar and Opačić, Goran and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "People resort to various questionable health practices to preserve or regain health - they intentionally do not adhere to medical recommendations (e.g. self-medicate or modify the prescribed therapies; iNAR), or use traditional/complementary/alternative (TCAM) medicine. As retrospective reports overestimate adherence and suffer from recall and desirability bias, we tracked the variations in daily questionable health behaviors and compared them to their retrospectively reported lifetime use. We also preregistered and explored their relations to a wide set of psychological predictors - distal (personality traits and basic thinking dispositions) and proximal (different unfounded beliefs and biases grouped under the term irrational mindset). A community sample (N = 224) tracked daily engagement in iNAR and TCAM use for 14 days, resulting in 3136 data points. We observed a high rate of questionable health practices over the 14 days; daily engagement rates roughly corresponded to lifetime ones. Both iNAR and TCAM were weakly, but robustly positively related. Independent of the assessment method, an irrational mindset was the most important predictor of TCAM use. For iNAR, however, psychological predictors emerged as relevant only when assessed retrospectively. Our study offers insight into questionable health behaviors from both a within and between-person perspective and highlights the importance of their psychological roots.",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
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pages = "14058",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w"
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Lazarević, L., Knežević, G., Purić, D., Teovanović, P., Petrović, M., Ninković, M., Živanović, M., Stanković, S., Branković, M., Lukić, P., Opačić, G.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study. in Scientific Reports, 13, 14058.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w

Lazarević L, Knežević G, Purić D, Teovanović P, Petrović M, Ninković M, Živanović M, Stanković S, Branković M, Lukić P, Opačić G, Žeželj I. Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study. in Scientific Reports. 2023;13:14058.
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w .

Lazarević, Ljiljana, Knežević, Goran, Purić, Danka, Teovanović, Predrag, Petrović, Marija, Ninković, Milica, Živanović, Marko, Stanković, Sanda, Branković, Marija, Lukić, Petar, Opačić, Goran, Žeželj, Iris, "Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study" in Scientific Reports, 13 (2023):14058,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41243-w . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Žeželj, Iris Lav
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5880
AB  - In experimental research, we often prime participants with an idea about their ingroup (IG) or outgroup (OG): e.g., IG members accept/empathize with OG, or OG members are willing to share disputed territory/have an inclusive sense of victimhood. As a part of a manipulation check, we ask participants to assess plausibility of the given content; those who assessed it as implausible are excluded from the analyses. By the motivated reasoning account, participants’ prior beliefs should affect the success of priming: participants find the intervention less plausible if it goes against their initial attitudes. In two experiments, we explored how individual differences in IG identification, perceived OG threat, political orientation, and ethnocultural empathy affect the plausibility assessment of two dual identity interventions: a) exposing participants to a descriptive norm by  IG (majority accepts that minority identifies dually, both with ethnic and national group), or b) exposing them to an OG experience (minority members claim to identify dually). In study 1 (N = 184, university students), those who perceived OG as a threat assessed the intervention as less plausible, but only if it was framed from the OG perspective. We replicated this effect in study 2 (N = 329, general population). It shows that exclusion practices based on plausibility assessment lead us to omit the most prejudiced respondents from analyses, which impacts intervention effect size and its generalizability.
PB  - European Association of Social Psychology
C3  - Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow
T1  - Plausible or not plausible: How participants assess the experimental interventions as a result of motivated reasoning
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5880
ER  - 

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author = "Ninković, Milica and Žeželj, Iris Lav",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In experimental research, we often prime participants with an idea about their ingroup (IG) or outgroup (OG): e.g., IG members accept/empathize with OG, or OG members are willing to share disputed territory/have an inclusive sense of victimhood. As a part of a manipulation check, we ask participants to assess plausibility of the given content; those who assessed it as implausible are excluded from the analyses. By the motivated reasoning account, participants’ prior beliefs should affect the success of priming: participants find the intervention less plausible if it goes against their initial attitudes. In two experiments, we explored how individual differences in IG identification, perceived OG threat, political orientation, and ethnocultural empathy affect the plausibility assessment of two dual identity interventions: a) exposing participants to a descriptive norm by  IG (majority accepts that minority identifies dually, both with ethnic and national group), or b) exposing them to an OG experience (minority members claim to identify dually). In study 1 (N = 184, university students), those who perceived OG as a threat assessed the intervention as less plausible, but only if it was framed from the OG perspective. We replicated this effect in study 2 (N = 329, general population). It shows that exclusion practices based on plausibility assessment lead us to omit the most prejudiced respondents from analyses, which impacts intervention effect size and its generalizability.",
publisher = "European Association of Social Psychology",
journal = "Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow",
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Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I. L.. (2023). Plausible or not plausible: How participants assess the experimental interventions as a result of motivated reasoning. in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow
European Association of Social Psychology..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5880

Ninković M, Žeželj IL. Plausible or not plausible: How participants assess the experimental interventions as a result of motivated reasoning. in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow. 2023;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5880 .

Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris Lav, "Plausible or not plausible: How participants assess the experimental interventions as a result of motivated reasoning" in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow (2023),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5880 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Puhalo, Srđan
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Žeželj, Iris Lav
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5879
AB  - Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) refers to healthcare practices that are not a part of conventional health systems. Their use can be subsumed into four domains: Alternative medical systems (e.g., homeopathy), New age practices (e.g., art therapy), Natural product-based practices (e.g., herbal balms), and Rituals/Customs (e.g., prayers for health). These practices can be used in three distinct ways: for preventive purposes, together with official medical practices, or as an alternative to them, with the latter being the most problematic. Psychological roots of the tendency to resort to these practices is repeatedly proved to be an “irrational mindset” (IM), a composite of irrational beliefs and cognitive biases. Here we explored whether IM (Superstition, Magical health beliefs, Conspiracy mentality, and Naturalness bias) can differentiate between different types of TCAM use. To this end, for each of the four domains participants indicated the way they typically use it. We recruited 470 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mage = 44.9, SDage = 10.2; 65 % women). Using Linear discriminant analysis (LDA), we explored the relation between ways of TCAM use and IM. Since only Natural product-based medicine had frequency of alternative use > 4 %, we ran LDA to explore how IM predicts the way of use for this TCAM domain. Discriminant function indicated that IM has a role in predicting the way people use natural product-based medicine (Wilk’s Λ = .96, χ2 (12) = 21.06, R = .20, p = .050), with Superstition and Naturalness bias as the crucial predictors. The obtained function best
differentiates the individuals who used natural product-based medicine as an alternative to the conventional treatments from the others. Our results show that people who tend to abandon official medical practices for TCAM are those prone to superstition and searching for naturalness. The official health communication could be tailored to specifically target these beliefs.
PB  - Odsjek za psihologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
C3  - Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days
T1  - Who replaces conventional medicine with herbs and supplements? The role of irrational mindset
SP  - 102
DO  - 10.17234/DRZB26
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Ninković, Milica and Puhalo, Srđan and Petrović, Marija and Purić, Danka and Lukić, Petar and Žeželj, Iris Lav",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) refers to healthcare practices that are not a part of conventional health systems. Their use can be subsumed into four domains: Alternative medical systems (e.g., homeopathy), New age practices (e.g., art therapy), Natural product-based practices (e.g., herbal balms), and Rituals/Customs (e.g., prayers for health). These practices can be used in three distinct ways: for preventive purposes, together with official medical practices, or as an alternative to them, with the latter being the most problematic. Psychological roots of the tendency to resort to these practices is repeatedly proved to be an “irrational mindset” (IM), a composite of irrational beliefs and cognitive biases. Here we explored whether IM (Superstition, Magical health beliefs, Conspiracy mentality, and Naturalness bias) can differentiate between different types of TCAM use. To this end, for each of the four domains participants indicated the way they typically use it. We recruited 470 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mage = 44.9, SDage = 10.2; 65 % women). Using Linear discriminant analysis (LDA), we explored the relation between ways of TCAM use and IM. Since only Natural product-based medicine had frequency of alternative use > 4 %, we ran LDA to explore how IM predicts the way of use for this TCAM domain. Discriminant function indicated that IM has a role in predicting the way people use natural product-based medicine (Wilk’s Λ = .96, χ2 (12) = 21.06, R = .20, p = .050), with Superstition and Naturalness bias as the crucial predictors. The obtained function best
differentiates the individuals who used natural product-based medicine as an alternative to the conventional treatments from the others. Our results show that people who tend to abandon official medical practices for TCAM are those prone to superstition and searching for naturalness. The official health communication could be tailored to specifically target these beliefs.",
publisher = "Odsjek za psihologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu",
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Ninković, M., Puhalo, S., Petrović, M., Purić, D., Lukić, P.,& Žeželj, I. L.. (2023). Who replaces conventional medicine with herbs and supplements? The role of irrational mindset. in Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days
Odsjek za psihologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu., 102.
https://doi.org/10.17234/DRZB26

Ninković M, Puhalo S, Petrović M, Purić D, Lukić P, Žeželj IL. Who replaces conventional medicine with herbs and supplements? The role of irrational mindset. in Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days. 2023;:102.
doi:10.17234/DRZB26 .

Ninković, Milica, Puhalo, Srđan, Petrović, Marija, Purić, Danka, Lukić, Petar, Žeželj, Iris Lav, "Who replaces conventional medicine with herbs and supplements? The role of irrational mindset" in Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days (2023):102,
https://doi.org/10.17234/DRZB26 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Puhalo, Srđan
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Žeželj, Iris Lav
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5878
AB  - To preserve their health, people are increasingly resorting to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). While its appeal grows, it is still lacking a strong evidence base and can lead to adverse effects. In a previous study in Serbia, we developed a new instrument to measure the lifetime use of diverse TCAM practices (e.g., acupuncture, art therapy, herbal balms, prayer, etc.) and explored its psychological antecedents. The results showed that the pattern of use of TCAM practices can be classified into four domains: Alternative medical systems, Natural product-based practices, New age medicine, and Rituals/Customs. Moreover, an irrational mindset (IM; consisting of irrational beliefs and cognitive biases) contributed to the prediction of TCAM use, over and above socio-demographics, ideological beliefs, and self-reported health status. To conceptually replicate the results, we validated the measure in a novel setting (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Participants first reported their lifetime TCAM use (N = 580). Using CFA, we replicated a four-factor structure of TCAM domains (CFI = 0.94; TLI = 0.93; RMSEA = .03 (95 % CI .03-.04)). Next, for the participants who filled out all measures (N = 470, 65 % women; Mage = 44.9, SDage = 10.2), we explored whether IM variables (magical health beliefs, conspiracist thinking, superstition, and the naturalness bias) contributed to the prediction of TCAM use. As expected, after controlling for sociodemographics, ideological beliefs, and self-reported health 
status, IM significantly contributed to the prediction (ΔF (4,457) = 20.33, p < .001, ΔR2 = .127), with magical health beliefs, superstition, and naturalness bias contributing over and above other predictors. Magical health beliefs were the strongest predictor, alongside gender. We find that our
results largely replicate in a novel setting, offering further evidence of the importance of
including IM when considering the susceptibility to TCAM use.
C3  - Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days
T1  - Some superstition, some magical health, but all natural: beliefs that makes us prone to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices
SP  - 109
DO  - 10.17234/DRZB26
ER  - 

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author = "Petrović, Marija and Puhalo, Srđan and Ninković, Milica and Purić, Danka and Lukić, Petar and Žeželj, Iris Lav",
year = "2023",
abstract = "To preserve their health, people are increasingly resorting to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM). While its appeal grows, it is still lacking a strong evidence base and can lead to adverse effects. In a previous study in Serbia, we developed a new instrument to measure the lifetime use of diverse TCAM practices (e.g., acupuncture, art therapy, herbal balms, prayer, etc.) and explored its psychological antecedents. The results showed that the pattern of use of TCAM practices can be classified into four domains: Alternative medical systems, Natural product-based practices, New age medicine, and Rituals/Customs. Moreover, an irrational mindset (IM; consisting of irrational beliefs and cognitive biases) contributed to the prediction of TCAM use, over and above socio-demographics, ideological beliefs, and self-reported health status. To conceptually replicate the results, we validated the measure in a novel setting (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Participants first reported their lifetime TCAM use (N = 580). Using CFA, we replicated a four-factor structure of TCAM domains (CFI = 0.94; TLI = 0.93; RMSEA = .03 (95 % CI .03-.04)). Next, for the participants who filled out all measures (N = 470, 65 % women; Mage = 44.9, SDage = 10.2), we explored whether IM variables (magical health beliefs, conspiracist thinking, superstition, and the naturalness bias) contributed to the prediction of TCAM use. As expected, after controlling for sociodemographics, ideological beliefs, and self-reported health 
status, IM significantly contributed to the prediction (ΔF (4,457) = 20.33, p < .001, ΔR2 = .127), with magical health beliefs, superstition, and naturalness bias contributing over and above other predictors. Magical health beliefs were the strongest predictor, alongside gender. We find that our
results largely replicate in a novel setting, offering further evidence of the importance of
including IM when considering the susceptibility to TCAM use.",
journal = "Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days",
title = "Some superstition, some magical health, but all natural: beliefs that makes us prone to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices",
pages = "109",
doi = "10.17234/DRZB26"
}

Petrović, M., Puhalo, S., Ninković, M., Purić, D., Lukić, P.,& Žeželj, I. L.. (2023). Some superstition, some magical health, but all natural: beliefs that makes us prone to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices. in Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days, 109.
https://doi.org/10.17234/DRZB26

Petrović M, Puhalo S, Ninković M, Purić D, Lukić P, Žeželj IL. Some superstition, some magical health, but all natural: beliefs that makes us prone to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices. in Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days. 2023;:109.
doi:10.17234/DRZB26 .

Petrović, Marija, Puhalo, Srđan, Ninković, Milica, Purić, Danka, Lukić, Petar, Žeželj, Iris Lav, "Some superstition, some magical health, but all natural: beliefs that makes us prone to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices" in Book of Abstracts, 26th Ramiro and Zoran Bujas Days (2023):109,
https://doi.org/10.17234/DRZB26 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Žeželj, Iris Lav
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5883
AB  - While scientific knowledge should be inherently apolitical, ideological contestation of science and of certain scientific topics  is well-documented, however predominantly in the US. Trust in science is often eroded by conspiratorial narratives - be it general or targeted - resulting in less support for science-based policies. Across two studies with Serbian respondents, we explore how ideology and conspiratorial thinking predict attitudes towards science. In Study 1 (N=224), conspiracy mentality and belief in medical CTs predicted less trust in science, over and above right-wing ideology. In Study 2 (N=271), we sought to replicate this finding, but introduced social and economic conservatism, and attitudes towards contested science topics (climate change, biotechnology, GMO, and nuclear energy). Right-wing ideology, and social but not economic conservatism predicted general distrust in science; medical conspiracism, but not conspiracy mentality contributed over and above ideology. We observed a similar ideological pattern for prediction of specific science related attitudes; conspiratorial beliefs added to the prediction of attitudes towards climate change, GMO and nuclear energy, but not towards biotechnology. Despite some differences, it seems that conservative ideology, coupled with general conspiratorial tendencies and content-specific medical conspiratorial beliefs, hinder trust in science altogether, and, somewhat less, reflect in scientific controversies of the day.
PB  - European Association for Social Psychology
C3  - Belief in conspiracy theories: New insights and current challenges Preconference, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland
T1  - How science gets politicized: The role of conspiratorial narratives in questioning science in general and dismissing contested scientific topics
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5883
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Petrović, Marija and Lukić, Petar and Ninković, Milica and Žeželj, Iris Lav",
year = "2023",
abstract = "While scientific knowledge should be inherently apolitical, ideological contestation of science and of certain scientific topics  is well-documented, however predominantly in the US. Trust in science is often eroded by conspiratorial narratives - be it general or targeted - resulting in less support for science-based policies. Across two studies with Serbian respondents, we explore how ideology and conspiratorial thinking predict attitudes towards science. In Study 1 (N=224), conspiracy mentality and belief in medical CTs predicted less trust in science, over and above right-wing ideology. In Study 2 (N=271), we sought to replicate this finding, but introduced social and economic conservatism, and attitudes towards contested science topics (climate change, biotechnology, GMO, and nuclear energy). Right-wing ideology, and social but not economic conservatism predicted general distrust in science; medical conspiracism, but not conspiracy mentality contributed over and above ideology. We observed a similar ideological pattern for prediction of specific science related attitudes; conspiratorial beliefs added to the prediction of attitudes towards climate change, GMO and nuclear energy, but not towards biotechnology. Despite some differences, it seems that conservative ideology, coupled with general conspiratorial tendencies and content-specific medical conspiratorial beliefs, hinder trust in science altogether, and, somewhat less, reflect in scientific controversies of the day.",
publisher = "European Association for Social Psychology",
journal = "Belief in conspiracy theories: New insights and current challenges Preconference, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland",
title = "How science gets politicized: The role of conspiratorial narratives in questioning science in general and dismissing contested scientific topics",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5883"
}

Petrović, M., Lukić, P., Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I. L.. (2023). How science gets politicized: The role of conspiratorial narratives in questioning science in general and dismissing contested scientific topics. in Belief in conspiracy theories: New insights and current challenges Preconference, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland
European Association for Social Psychology..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5883

Petrović M, Lukić P, Ninković M, Žeželj IL. How science gets politicized: The role of conspiratorial narratives in questioning science in general and dismissing contested scientific topics. in Belief in conspiracy theories: New insights and current challenges Preconference, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland. 2023;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5883 .

Petrović, Marija, Lukić, Petar, Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris Lav, "How science gets politicized: The role of conspiratorial narratives in questioning science in general and dismissing contested scientific topics" in Belief in conspiracy theories: New insights and current challenges Preconference, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland (2023),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5883 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5629
AB  - In an effort to preserve their health, people may rely on official medical recommendations, or turn to non-evidence based, pseudoscientific practices (from unproven traditional herbal remedies to alternative medical systems like homeopathy). These pseudoscientific practices (PSP) may be particularly appealing to people with a "high entropy" mindset, i.e. more prone to endorsing irrational beliefs, such as conspiracy theories, superstition or mutually contradictory beliefs (i.e. doublethink). These irrational beliefs may further stem from the lack of trust in the official epistemic authorities, with science being the most prominent one. Drawing from a student sample (N=270), we tested path models in which distrust in science (both general and in specific domains) predicts the use of PSP through the endorsement of irrational beliefs. General distrust in science indirectly affected the use of PSP, through all three types of irrational beliefs. Lack of trust in science of genetically modified foods predicted the use of PSP both directly, and indirectly through all three types of irrational beliefs. Lack of trust in climate science, biotechnology and nuclear energy, on the other hand, did not contribute to the prediction, indicating cultural differences in the scientific content being disputed in the media. Interventions aiming to foster better health decisions should therefore aim to build general trust in science and to challenge specific irrational beliefs.
C3  - Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland
T1  - From distrust in science to pseudoscience: Psychological roots of resorting to questionable health practices
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5629
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Petrović, Marija and Ninković, Milica and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In an effort to preserve their health, people may rely on official medical recommendations, or turn to non-evidence based, pseudoscientific practices (from unproven traditional herbal remedies to alternative medical systems like homeopathy). These pseudoscientific practices (PSP) may be particularly appealing to people with a "high entropy" mindset, i.e. more prone to endorsing irrational beliefs, such as conspiracy theories, superstition or mutually contradictory beliefs (i.e. doublethink). These irrational beliefs may further stem from the lack of trust in the official epistemic authorities, with science being the most prominent one. Drawing from a student sample (N=270), we tested path models in which distrust in science (both general and in specific domains) predicts the use of PSP through the endorsement of irrational beliefs. General distrust in science indirectly affected the use of PSP, through all three types of irrational beliefs. Lack of trust in science of genetically modified foods predicted the use of PSP both directly, and indirectly through all three types of irrational beliefs. Lack of trust in climate science, biotechnology and nuclear energy, on the other hand, did not contribute to the prediction, indicating cultural differences in the scientific content being disputed in the media. Interventions aiming to foster better health decisions should therefore aim to build general trust in science and to challenge specific irrational beliefs.",
journal = "Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland",
title = "From distrust in science to pseudoscience: Psychological roots of resorting to questionable health practices",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5629"
}

Petrović, M., Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). From distrust in science to pseudoscience: Psychological roots of resorting to questionable health practices. in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5629

Petrović M, Ninković M, Žeželj I. From distrust in science to pseudoscience: Psychological roots of resorting to questionable health practices. in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland. 2023;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5629 .

Petrović, Marija, Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris, "From distrust in science to pseudoscience: Psychological roots of resorting to questionable health practices" in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland (2023),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5629 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5628
AB  - While some health practices are supported by science and recommended by authorities, for others scientific evidence-base might be lacking or is yet to be established. Both non-adhering to recommendations and resorting to non evidence-based practices (typically in the domain of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM)) can be detrimental for health. We investigated psychological roots of two types of health practices, focusing on their relationship with an “irrational mindset”, an umbrella term comprising certain cognitive biases, belief in conspiracy theories, superstition and magical health beliefs. In a preregistered study (N = 583) we contrasted how an irrational mindset contributes to the prediction of both types of health practices, above other relevant factors, such as sociodemographics, ideological beliefs, health status or relation to the healthcare system. Although the two types of health practices were positively related, they could be traced to different predictors: non-adherence was primarily explained by negative experiences with the health system, whilst irrational mindset did not additionally contribute. In contrast, irrational mindset consistently added to the prediction of different types of TCAM use, with magical health beliefs being the strongest predictor. We highlight the importance of tailoring interventions to the type of health practices so they also target underlying irrational beliefs, on top of providing correct information.
C3  - Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland
T1  - Irrational health choices: What drives people to not adhere to science-based recommendations and resort to alternatives
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5628
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Petrović, Marija and Purić, Danka and Branković, Marija and Lukić, Petar and Ninković, Milica and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "While some health practices are supported by science and recommended by authorities, for others scientific evidence-base might be lacking or is yet to be established. Both non-adhering to recommendations and resorting to non evidence-based practices (typically in the domain of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM)) can be detrimental for health. We investigated psychological roots of two types of health practices, focusing on their relationship with an “irrational mindset”, an umbrella term comprising certain cognitive biases, belief in conspiracy theories, superstition and magical health beliefs. In a preregistered study (N = 583) we contrasted how an irrational mindset contributes to the prediction of both types of health practices, above other relevant factors, such as sociodemographics, ideological beliefs, health status or relation to the healthcare system. Although the two types of health practices were positively related, they could be traced to different predictors: non-adherence was primarily explained by negative experiences with the health system, whilst irrational mindset did not additionally contribute. In contrast, irrational mindset consistently added to the prediction of different types of TCAM use, with magical health beliefs being the strongest predictor. We highlight the importance of tailoring interventions to the type of health practices so they also target underlying irrational beliefs, on top of providing correct information.",
journal = "Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland",
title = "Irrational health choices: What drives people to not adhere to science-based recommendations and resort to alternatives",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5628"
}

Petrović, M., Purić, D., Branković, M., Lukić, P., Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Irrational health choices: What drives people to not adhere to science-based recommendations and resort to alternatives. in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5628

Petrović M, Purić D, Branković M, Lukić P, Ninković M, Žeželj I. Irrational health choices: What drives people to not adhere to science-based recommendations and resort to alternatives. in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland. 2023;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5628 .

Petrović, Marija, Purić, Danka, Branković, Marija, Lukić, Petar, Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris, "Irrational health choices: What drives people to not adhere to science-based recommendations and resort to alternatives" in Book of abstracts, 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology, Krakow, Poland (2023),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5628 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4632
AB  - Ethnic identity delegitimization (EIDL) is a tendency to deny the self-determination and
recognition rights to ethnic groups on the basis of the length of their existence. It is
conceptualized as a general tendency, i.e., as a belief unrelated to a particular group. This
tendency, however, predicted attitude towards specific ethnic outgroups over and above its
well-known predictors, such as ingroup identification, and political orientation. However, the
antecedents of EIDL are still understudied. Since EIDL is a general belief about ethnic identity,
it is reasonable to assume that it stems from trait-like ideological beliefs (e.g., Right-wing
authoritarianism [RWA] and Social dominance orientation, [SDO]), as well as from metaidentity beliefs, e.g., psychological essentialism and perceived possibility to hold complex
social identities. In this study, we recruited a total of 1370 participants from the Republic of
Srpska (65% women), aged 18-35 (M = 18.6, SD = 2.15), as a part of a larger project. They
completed short versions of the following scales, all measured 1-5: RWA (α = .76), SDO (α =
.57), essentialism (α = .70), identity complexity (α = .77), as well as four items from EIDL
scale that loaded on two relatively independent latent dimensions: delegitimization and
legitimization. For this purpose, we analyzed only the delegitimization dimension. We tested a
hierarchical linear regression model with EIDL as an outcome, ideological beliefs (RWA and
SDO) as predictors in the first step, and beliefs about identity (essentialism and identity
complexity) were in the second step. As expected, both ideological beliefs contributed
positively and explained 11% of EIDL (F(2,1367) = 88.40, p < .001). Similarly, both meta
identity beliefs contributed positively and added another 11% of the variance (F(2,1365) =
93.27, p < .001). All predictors significantly contributed to the model (ps < .001). Our results
show that the tendency to deny the existence of ethnic groups is rooted in more basic social
beliefs about the origin of the group membership, identity boundaries, as well as about the
power relations between the groups. Positioning EIDL in the nomological network of
sociopsychological constructs helps us understand its nature and uniqueness.
PB  - Institut za psihologiju i Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju
C3  - Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade
T1  - Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization
SP  - 83
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Ninković, Milica and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Ethnic identity delegitimization (EIDL) is a tendency to deny the self-determination and
recognition rights to ethnic groups on the basis of the length of their existence. It is
conceptualized as a general tendency, i.e., as a belief unrelated to a particular group. This
tendency, however, predicted attitude towards specific ethnic outgroups over and above its
well-known predictors, such as ingroup identification, and political orientation. However, the
antecedents of EIDL are still understudied. Since EIDL is a general belief about ethnic identity,
it is reasonable to assume that it stems from trait-like ideological beliefs (e.g., Right-wing
authoritarianism [RWA] and Social dominance orientation, [SDO]), as well as from metaidentity beliefs, e.g., psychological essentialism and perceived possibility to hold complex
social identities. In this study, we recruited a total of 1370 participants from the Republic of
Srpska (65% women), aged 18-35 (M = 18.6, SD = 2.15), as a part of a larger project. They
completed short versions of the following scales, all measured 1-5: RWA (α = .76), SDO (α =
.57), essentialism (α = .70), identity complexity (α = .77), as well as four items from EIDL
scale that loaded on two relatively independent latent dimensions: delegitimization and
legitimization. For this purpose, we analyzed only the delegitimization dimension. We tested a
hierarchical linear regression model with EIDL as an outcome, ideological beliefs (RWA and
SDO) as predictors in the first step, and beliefs about identity (essentialism and identity
complexity) were in the second step. As expected, both ideological beliefs contributed
positively and explained 11% of EIDL (F(2,1367) = 88.40, p < .001). Similarly, both meta
identity beliefs contributed positively and added another 11% of the variance (F(2,1365) =
93.27, p < .001). All predictors significantly contributed to the model (ps < .001). Our results
show that the tendency to deny the existence of ethnic groups is rooted in more basic social
beliefs about the origin of the group membership, identity boundaries, as well as about the
power relations between the groups. Positioning EIDL in the nomological network of
sociopsychological constructs helps us understand its nature and uniqueness.",
publisher = "Institut za psihologiju i Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju",
journal = "Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade",
title = "Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization",
pages = "83",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632"
}

Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization. in Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade
Institut za psihologiju i Laboratorija za eksperimentalnu psihologiju., 83.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632

Ninković M, Žeželj I. Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization. in Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade. 2023;:83.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632 .

Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris, "Psychological roots of ethnic identity delegitimization" in Book of abstracts, XXIX Scientific Conference “Empirical Studies in Psychology”, Belgrade (2023):83,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4632 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4631
AB  - Objectives We aimed to (1) develop a novel instrument, suitable for the general population, capturing intentional non-adherence (iNAR), consisting of non-adherence to prescribed therapy, self-medication and avoidance of seeking medical treatment; (2) differentiate it from other forms of non-adherence, for example, smoking; and (3) relate iNAR to patient-related factors, such as sociodemographics, health status and endorsement of irrational beliefs (conspiratorial thinking and superstitions) and to healthcare-related beliefs and experiences ((mis)trust and negative experiences with the healthcare system, normalisation of patient passivity).

Design То generate iNAR items, we employed a focus group with medical doctors, supplemented it with a literature search and invited a public health expert to refine it further. We examined the internal structure and predictors of iNAR in an observational study.

Setting Data were collected online using snowball sampling and social networks.

Participants After excluding those who failed one or more out of three attention checks, the final sample size was n=583 adult Serbian citizens, 74.4% female, mean age 39.01 years (SD=12.10).

Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary, planned outcome is the iNAR Questionnaire, while smoking was used for comparison purposes.

Results Factor analysis yielded a one-factor solution, and the final 12-item iNAR Questionnaire had satisfactory internal reliability (alpha=0.72). Health condition and healthcare-related variables accounted for 14% of the variance of iNAR behaviours, whereas sociodemographics and irrational beliefs did not additionally contribute.

Conclusions We constructed a brief yet comprehensive measure of iNAR behaviours and related them to health and sociodemographic variables and irrational beliefs. The findings suggest that public health interventions should attempt to improve patients' experiences with the system and build trust with their healthcare practitioners rather than aim at specific demographic groups or at correcting patients’ unfounded beliefs.
T2  - BMJ Open
T1  - Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia
IS  - 6
SP  - e069978
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978
ER  - 

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author = "Purić, Danka and Petrović, Marija and Živanović, Marko and Lukić, Petar and Zupan, Zorana and Branković, Marija and Ninković, Milica and Lazarević, Ljiljana and Stanković, Sanda and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Objectives We aimed to (1) develop a novel instrument, suitable for the general population, capturing intentional non-adherence (iNAR), consisting of non-adherence to prescribed therapy, self-medication and avoidance of seeking medical treatment; (2) differentiate it from other forms of non-adherence, for example, smoking; and (3) relate iNAR to patient-related factors, such as sociodemographics, health status and endorsement of irrational beliefs (conspiratorial thinking and superstitions) and to healthcare-related beliefs and experiences ((mis)trust and negative experiences with the healthcare system, normalisation of patient passivity).

Design То generate iNAR items, we employed a focus group with medical doctors, supplemented it with a literature search and invited a public health expert to refine it further. We examined the internal structure and predictors of iNAR in an observational study.

Setting Data were collected online using snowball sampling and social networks.

Participants After excluding those who failed one or more out of three attention checks, the final sample size was n=583 adult Serbian citizens, 74.4% female, mean age 39.01 years (SD=12.10).

Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary, planned outcome is the iNAR Questionnaire, while smoking was used for comparison purposes.

Results Factor analysis yielded a one-factor solution, and the final 12-item iNAR Questionnaire had satisfactory internal reliability (alpha=0.72). Health condition and healthcare-related variables accounted for 14% of the variance of iNAR behaviours, whereas sociodemographics and irrational beliefs did not additionally contribute.

Conclusions We constructed a brief yet comprehensive measure of iNAR behaviours and related them to health and sociodemographic variables and irrational beliefs. The findings suggest that public health interventions should attempt to improve patients' experiences with the system and build trust with their healthcare practitioners rather than aim at specific demographic groups or at correcting patients’ unfounded beliefs.",
journal = "BMJ Open",
title = "Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia",
number = "6",
pages = "e069978",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978"
}

Purić, D., Petrović, M., Živanović, M., Lukić, P., Zupan, Z., Branković, M., Ninković, M., Lazarević, L., Stanković, S.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia. in BMJ Open, 13(6), e069978.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978

Purić D, Petrović M, Živanović M, Lukić P, Zupan Z, Branković M, Ninković M, Lazarević L, Stanković S, Žeželj I. Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia. in BMJ Open. 2023;13(6):e069978.
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978 .

Purić, Danka, Petrović, Marija, Živanović, Marko, Lukić, Petar, Zupan, Zorana, Branković, Marija, Ninković, Milica, Lazarević, Ljiljana, Stanković, Sanda, Žeželj, Iris, "Development of a novel instrument for assessing intentional non-adherence to official medical recommendations (iNAR-12): a sequential mixed-methods study in Serbia" in BMJ Open, 13, no. 6 (2023):e069978,
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069978 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4627
AB  - Uverenja zasnovana na istorijskim argumentima, koja su u funkciji odbrane statusa sopstvene grupe u međugrupnim odnosima, posebno su istraživački interesantna u kontekstu konflikata između grupa. Jedno od ovakvih uverenja, posebno prisutno na našim prostorima, jeste delegitimizacija etničkog identiteta – uverenje da neke etničke grupe zaslužuju status naroda u većoj meri od drugih, samo zbog toga što postoje duže. Prva istraživanja delegitimizacije etničkog identiteta ukazala su na njenu povezanost sa konzervativnim političkim stavovima, kao i na njen potencijal da predvidi stepen negativnosti stava prema drugim etničkim grupama. Međutim, do sada nije ispitano koje bazične psihološke osobine čine ljude podložnijim za zagovaranje ovakvog uverenja. U ovoj studiji ispitali smo u kojoj meri ideološka uverenja (orijentacija ka socijalnoj dominaciji i desničarska autoritarnost) i metaidentitetska uverenja (esencijalizam i kompleksnost etničkog identiteta) mogu objasniti individualne razlike u delegitimizaciji etničkog identiteta. Rezultati pokazuju da kako ideološka, tako i metaidentitetska uverenja, delimično stoje u osnovi delegitimizacije. Nalazi su pozicionirani u kontekstu postojećih istraživanja psiholoških konstrukata zasnovanih na istorijskim argumentima, diskutovana je njihova moguća zloupotreba u dnevno-političke svrhe, date su preporuke za buduća istraživanja o prirodi ovog konstrukta.
PB  - Primaprom, Banjaluka
T2  - Društvene identifikacije i međugrupne pristrasnosti mladih
T1  - Delegitimizacija etničkog identiteta: ideološki i metaidentitietski prediktori
EP  - 79
SP  - 68
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4627
ER  - 

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abstract = "Uverenja zasnovana na istorijskim argumentima, koja su u funkciji odbrane statusa sopstvene grupe u međugrupnim odnosima, posebno su istraživački interesantna u kontekstu konflikata između grupa. Jedno od ovakvih uverenja, posebno prisutno na našim prostorima, jeste delegitimizacija etničkog identiteta – uverenje da neke etničke grupe zaslužuju status naroda u većoj meri od drugih, samo zbog toga što postoje duže. Prva istraživanja delegitimizacije etničkog identiteta ukazala su na njenu povezanost sa konzervativnim političkim stavovima, kao i na njen potencijal da predvidi stepen negativnosti stava prema drugim etničkim grupama. Međutim, do sada nije ispitano koje bazične psihološke osobine čine ljude podložnijim za zagovaranje ovakvog uverenja. U ovoj studiji ispitali smo u kojoj meri ideološka uverenja (orijentacija ka socijalnoj dominaciji i desničarska autoritarnost) i metaidentitetska uverenja (esencijalizam i kompleksnost etničkog identiteta) mogu objasniti individualne razlike u delegitimizaciji etničkog identiteta. Rezultati pokazuju da kako ideološka, tako i metaidentitetska uverenja, delimično stoje u osnovi delegitimizacije. Nalazi su pozicionirani u kontekstu postojećih istraživanja psiholoških konstrukata zasnovanih na istorijskim argumentima, diskutovana je njihova moguća zloupotreba u dnevno-političke svrhe, date su preporuke za buduća istraživanja o prirodi ovog konstrukta.",
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Ninković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Delegitimizacija etničkog identiteta: ideološki i metaidentitietski prediktori. in Društvene identifikacije i međugrupne pristrasnosti mladih
Primaprom, Banjaluka., 68-79.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4627

Ninković M, Žeželj I. Delegitimizacija etničkog identiteta: ideološki i metaidentitietski prediktori. in Društvene identifikacije i međugrupne pristrasnosti mladih. 2023;:68-79.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4627 .

Ninković, Milica, Žeželj, Iris, "Delegitimizacija etničkog identiteta: ideološki i metaidentitietski prediktori" in Društvene identifikacije i međugrupne pristrasnosti mladih (2023):68-79,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4627 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4877
AB  - To describe how Serbian online media cover the topic of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TM/CAM), we conducted a content analysis of 182 articles from six news and six magazine websites, published July–December 2021. Biologically based treatments, predominantly herbal products framed as Serbian or Russian folk medicine, were the most common (70.9%, 205/289 practices). The practices were often presented as general health enhancers (18.4%, 71/386 claims); other common reasons given for the use of TM/CAM were to alleviate respiratory problems, boost the immunity, and detox. The tone was overwhelmingly positive, with most of the positive articles (82.4%, 145/176) neglecting to present information on potential harms of TM/CAM use. Few articles provided a recommendation to speak with a healthcare provider (13.6%, 24/176); in contrast, the recommended dosage was often explained (59.7%, 105/176). TM/CAM practitioners (15.9%, 28/176) and conventional medicine practitioners (12.5%, 22/176) were most commonly cited sources. Articles tended to appeal to TM/CAM’s tradition of use (65.3%, 115/176), naturalness (45.5%, 80/176), and convenience (40.9%, 72/176), used pseudoscientific jargon (59.7%, 105/176), and failed to cite sources for the claims that TM/CAM use is supported by science (22.2%, 39/176). Much of the information provided in Serbian online media seems to be uncritical, with a potential for misleading consumers.
T2  - Collabra: Psychology
T1  - Quick natural cure-alls: Portrayal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in Serbian online media
IS  - 1
SP  - 82189
VL  - 9
DO  - 10.1525/collabra.82189
ER  - 

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title = "Quick natural cure-alls: Portrayal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in Serbian online media",
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Lazić, A., Petrović, M., Branković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Quick natural cure-alls: Portrayal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in Serbian online media. in Collabra: Psychology, 9(1), 82189.
https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.82189

Lazić A, Petrović M, Branković M, Žeželj I. Quick natural cure-alls: Portrayal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in Serbian online media. in Collabra: Psychology. 2023;9(1):82189.
doi:10.1525/collabra.82189 .

Lazić, Aleksandra, Petrović, Marija, Branković, Marija, Žeželj, Iris, "Quick natural cure-alls: Portrayal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in Serbian online media" in Collabra: Psychology, 9, no. 1 (2023):82189,
https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.82189 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://2023.ehps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EHPS_2023_Abstracts_UPLOAD.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4878
AB  - Background: When the media does not adhere to reporting guidelines regarding traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TM/CAM), this may deceive or mislead consumers about the safety and efficacy of these practices. We analyzed whether Serbian online media adheres to reporting guidelines and described dominant psychological appeals used to promote TM/CAM. Methods: We conducted a content analysis of 182 articles from six news and six magazine websites, published July–December 2021. Findings: Biologically based treatments – predominantly herbal products – were the most common (205/289 practices). TM/CAM practices were claimed to improve general health (71/386 claims), as well as to alleviate respiratory problems, boost the immunity, and detox the body. The tone was overwhelmingly positive, with most of the positive articles (145/176) neglecting to disclose the potential harms of TM/CAM. Few articles provided a recommendation to speak with a healthcare provider (24/176). Articles tended to appeal to TM/CAM’s long tradition of use (115/176), naturalness (80/176), and convenience (72/176). They used vague pseudoscientific jargon (105/176) and failed to cite sources for the claims that TM/CAM use is supported by science (39/176). Discussion: Given that TM/CAM use may lead to harmful outcomes (such as adverse events, avoidance of official treatment or interaction with it), Serbian online media reports on TM/CAM are inadequate to assist consumers’ decision-making. Our findings highlight issues that need to be addressed towards ensuring more critical health reporting, and, ultimately, better informed TM/CAM consumption choices.
C3  - 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September
T1  - ‘What is old and natural is harmless’: Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in online media
DO  - 10.17605/OSF.IO/8Y4TK
ER  - 

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Lazić, A., Petrović, M., Branković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). ‘What is old and natural is harmless’: Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in online media. in 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September.
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/8Y4TK

Lazić A, Petrović M, Branković M, Žeželj I. ‘What is old and natural is harmless’: Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in online media. in 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September. 2023;.
doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/8Y4TK .

Lazić, Aleksandra, Petrović, Marija, Branković, Marija, Žeželj, Iris, "‘What is old and natural is harmless’: Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in online media" in 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September (2023),
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/8Y4TK . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://2023.ehps.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EHPS_2023_Abstracts_UPLOAD.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4879
AB  - Background: We explored the reasons young people in Serbia give for getting or not getting vaccinated and whether these reasons correspond to the selfish-rational and social norms models of vaccination choices. Methods: 229 participants aged 18–35 (71% women) completed an online survey. In a fictitious disease scenario, n=89 ‘vaccinators’ reported they would definitely/probably get vaccinated, while n=140 ‘nonvaccinators’ would definitely/probably not. They rated a list of reasons for (non-)vaccination (‘completely/somewhat describes my reasons’ indicated endorsement); an open-ended question elicited reasons outside of the two models. Findings: While vaccinators reported not relying on others for protection (46%), non-vaccinators rarely endorsed free-riding (‘many people got vaccinated so I don’t have to’; 19%). What the majority was doing (descriptive norm) was relevant for vaccinators (47%) and they trusted the ‘wisdom of the common man’ (43%); others' behavior was less important for non-vaccinators (25% and 33%, respectively). Weighing personal benefits against risks of vaccination was a common reason for both vaccinators (85%) and non-vaccinators (73%). Vaccinators viewed vaccination as necessary to protect oneself (99%) and others (90%) and as a collective effort to stop the disease (91%). Non-vaccinators believed they did not need vaccination to protect their health (62%). A part of the survey about COVID-19 (n=213) replicated this pattern of results. Discussion: While the reasons stemming from the two theoretical models were less endorsed by non-vaccinators (perhaps due to distrust in vaccine effectiveness), the analysis of open ended responses revealed new reasons (e.g. conspiratorial beliefs). Overall, this study can inform more targeted communication interventions.
C3  - 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September
T1  - Why did you do it? Reasons for vaccination and non-vaccination among young adults in Serbia
DO  - 10.17605/OSF.IO/3RD6Z
ER  - 

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author = "Lazić, Aleksandra and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Background: We explored the reasons young people in Serbia give for getting or not getting vaccinated and whether these reasons correspond to the selfish-rational and social norms models of vaccination choices. Methods: 229 participants aged 18–35 (71% women) completed an online survey. In a fictitious disease scenario, n=89 ‘vaccinators’ reported they would definitely/probably get vaccinated, while n=140 ‘nonvaccinators’ would definitely/probably not. They rated a list of reasons for (non-)vaccination (‘completely/somewhat describes my reasons’ indicated endorsement); an open-ended question elicited reasons outside of the two models. Findings: While vaccinators reported not relying on others for protection (46%), non-vaccinators rarely endorsed free-riding (‘many people got vaccinated so I don’t have to’; 19%). What the majority was doing (descriptive norm) was relevant for vaccinators (47%) and they trusted the ‘wisdom of the common man’ (43%); others' behavior was less important for non-vaccinators (25% and 33%, respectively). Weighing personal benefits against risks of vaccination was a common reason for both vaccinators (85%) and non-vaccinators (73%). Vaccinators viewed vaccination as necessary to protect oneself (99%) and others (90%) and as a collective effort to stop the disease (91%). Non-vaccinators believed they did not need vaccination to protect their health (62%). A part of the survey about COVID-19 (n=213) replicated this pattern of results. Discussion: While the reasons stemming from the two theoretical models were less endorsed by non-vaccinators (perhaps due to distrust in vaccine effectiveness), the analysis of open ended responses revealed new reasons (e.g. conspiratorial beliefs). Overall, this study can inform more targeted communication interventions.",
journal = "37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September",
title = "Why did you do it? Reasons for vaccination and non-vaccination among young adults in Serbia",
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Lazić, A.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Why did you do it? Reasons for vaccination and non-vaccination among young adults in Serbia. in 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September.
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3RD6Z

Lazić A, Žeželj I. Why did you do it? Reasons for vaccination and non-vaccination among young adults in Serbia. in 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September. 2023;.
doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/3RD6Z .

Lazić, Aleksandra, Žeželj, Iris, "Why did you do it? Reasons for vaccination and non-vaccination among young adults in Serbia" in 37th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, 4-8 September (2023),
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3RD6Z . .

TY  - UNPB
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4904
AB  - Žеlеlе smo da ispitamo kako onlajn mеdiji u Srbiji izvеštavaju o narodnoj, komplеmеntarnoj i altеrnativnoj mеdicini. Cilj ovog istraživanja jе bio da ispita: 1) kojе praksе nеkonvеncionalnе mеdicinе mеdiji pominju i za šta tvrdе da su onе dobrе; 2) da li mеdiji pratе smеrnicе za odgovorno izvеštavanjе o zdravlju (na primеr, da li saopštavaju mogućе opasnosti, prеporučuju savеtovanja sa lеkarom ili navodе izvorе za tvrdnjе); 3) kako mеdiji promovišu upotrеbu nеkonvеncionalnе mеdicinе (tj. rеtoričkе stratеgijе, psеudonaučni žargon i drugi načini еksploatisanja naukе).
T1  - (Ne)odgovornost i retorika izveštavanja o narodnoj, komplementarnoj i alternativnoj medicini u srpskim onlajn medijima
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4904
ER  - 

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Lazić, A., Petrović, M., Branković, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). (Ne)odgovornost i retorika izveštavanja o narodnoj, komplementarnoj i alternativnoj medicini u srpskim onlajn medijima. .
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4904

Lazić A, Petrović M, Branković M, Žeželj I. (Ne)odgovornost i retorika izveštavanja o narodnoj, komplementarnoj i alternativnoj medicini u srpskim onlajn medijima. 2023;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4904 .

Lazić, Aleksandra, Petrović, Marija, Branković, Marija, Žeželj, Iris, "(Ne)odgovornost i retorika izveštavanja o narodnoj, komplementarnoj i alternativnoj medicini u srpskim onlajn medijima" (2023),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4904 .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Vraga, Emily K.
AU  - Ecker, Ullrich K. H.
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Azlan, Arina A.
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4551
AB  - Although misinformation is not a new problem, questions about its prevalence, its public impact, and how to combat it have taken on new urgency. An obvious solution to the problem of misinformation is to offer corrections (or debunkings) designed to clarify what is true and what is false. But corrections are not a panacea. Given the scope of the misinformation problem, we must consider: (1) which misinformation to prioritise for correction; (2) how to best correct misinformation; and (3) what else can be done pre-emptively to protect the public from future misdirection, as well as the need to tailor solutions to recognise cultural contexts. In deciding whether to correct, the source of the misinformation, its likely audience, and its harm should all be considered. Correction impact can be maximised by using REACT: repetition, empathy, alternative explanations, credible sources, and timeliness. Beyond correction, we must consider proactive solutions to build audience awareness and resistance. Promoting ‘sticky’ high-quality information, warning people against common myths and misleading techniques, encouraging health and information literacy, and designing platforms more resilient to misinformation efforts are all essential components in the management of infodemics now, and going forward into the future.
PB  - Springer, Cham
T2  - Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century
T1  - To Debunk or Not to Debunk? Correcting (Mis)Information
EP  - 98
SP  - 85
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27789-4_7
ER  - 

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Vraga, E. K., Ecker, U. K. H., Žeželj, I., Lazić, A.,& Azlan, A. A.. (2023). To Debunk or Not to Debunk? Correcting (Mis)Information. in Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century
Springer, Cham., 85-98.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27789-4_7

Vraga EK, Ecker UKH, Žeželj I, Lazić A, Azlan AA. To Debunk or Not to Debunk? Correcting (Mis)Information. in Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century. 2023;:85-98.
doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27789-4_7 .

Vraga, Emily K., Ecker, Ullrich K. H., Žeželj, Iris, Lazić, Aleksandra, Azlan, Arina A., "To Debunk or Not to Debunk? Correcting (Mis)Information" in Managing Infodemics in the 21st Century (2023):85-98,
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27789-4_7 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5673
AB  - Introduction We will launch a national survey in Serbia to document the prevalence of two types of questionable health behaviours: (1) intentional non-adherence to medical recommendations and (2) use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices, as well as the relation between the two. We will also investigate their psychological roots, including (a) ‘distal’ predictors such as HEXACO personality traits (plus Disintegration) and thinking dispositions (rational/experiential thinking and cognitive reflexivity), and (b) ‘proximal’ predictors under the umbrella ‘irrational mindset’ (set of unfounded beliefs consisting of conspiratorial thinking, superstition, magical health beliefs as well as selected cognitive biases), which have more content-wise overlap with the health behaviours.

Methods and analysis In this cross-sectional study, a research agency will collect data from a nationally representative sample (n=1043; age 18–75 years; estimated start/end—June/November 2023) recruited online (approximately, 70% of the sample, aged 18–54; 11 years) and face-to-face (approximately, 30% of the sample, aged 55–75 years). Participants will complete a battery of tests assessing questionable health behaviours, basic personality traits, thinking dispositions, irrational mindset, sociopolitical beliefs, sociodemographic and health-related variables. Prevalence rates will be calculated using descriptive statistics. To explore the relation between (psychological) predictors and questionable health behaviours, we will use hierarchical regression and partial mediation models (path analysis or full SEM models).

Ethics and dissemination Ethical Committees of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade (#935/1), Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation (#139/1) and Faculty of Media and Communications (#228) approved the protocol. Only participants who provide informed consent will participate in the study. A research report based on the study results will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals and results will be made available to stakeholders through reports on the project website https://reasonforhealth.f.bg.ac.rs/en/ and disseminated via social media.
T2  - BMJ Open
T1  - Prevalence of questionable health behaviours in Serbia and their psychological roots: protocol for a nationally representative survey
IS  - 10
SP  - e075274
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075274
ER  - 

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author = "Knežević, Goran and Lazarević, Ljiljana and Purić, Danka and Zupan, Zorana and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Introduction We will launch a national survey in Serbia to document the prevalence of two types of questionable health behaviours: (1) intentional non-adherence to medical recommendations and (2) use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices, as well as the relation between the two. We will also investigate their psychological roots, including (a) ‘distal’ predictors such as HEXACO personality traits (plus Disintegration) and thinking dispositions (rational/experiential thinking and cognitive reflexivity), and (b) ‘proximal’ predictors under the umbrella ‘irrational mindset’ (set of unfounded beliefs consisting of conspiratorial thinking, superstition, magical health beliefs as well as selected cognitive biases), which have more content-wise overlap with the health behaviours.

Methods and analysis In this cross-sectional study, a research agency will collect data from a nationally representative sample (n=1043; age 18–75 years; estimated start/end—June/November 2023) recruited online (approximately, 70% of the sample, aged 18–54; 11 years) and face-to-face (approximately, 30% of the sample, aged 55–75 years). Participants will complete a battery of tests assessing questionable health behaviours, basic personality traits, thinking dispositions, irrational mindset, sociopolitical beliefs, sociodemographic and health-related variables. Prevalence rates will be calculated using descriptive statistics. To explore the relation between (psychological) predictors and questionable health behaviours, we will use hierarchical regression and partial mediation models (path analysis or full SEM models).

Ethics and dissemination Ethical Committees of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade (#935/1), Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation (#139/1) and Faculty of Media and Communications (#228) approved the protocol. Only participants who provide informed consent will participate in the study. A research report based on the study results will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals and results will be made available to stakeholders through reports on the project website https://reasonforhealth.f.bg.ac.rs/en/ and disseminated via social media.",
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Knežević, G., Lazarević, L., Purić, D., Zupan, Z.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). Prevalence of questionable health behaviours in Serbia and their psychological roots: protocol for a nationally representative survey. in BMJ Open, 13(10), e075274.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075274

Knežević G, Lazarević L, Purić D, Zupan Z, Žeželj I. Prevalence of questionable health behaviours in Serbia and their psychological roots: protocol for a nationally representative survey. in BMJ Open. 2023;13(10):e075274.
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075274 .

Knežević, Goran, Lazarević, Ljiljana, Purić, Danka, Zupan, Zorana, Žeželj, Iris, "Prevalence of questionable health behaviours in Serbia and their psychological roots: protocol for a nationally representative survey" in BMJ Open, 13, no. 10 (2023):e075274,
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075274 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Ivanović, Anja
AU  - Kurčubić, Predrag
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4504
AB  - Health care policies often rely on public cooperation, especially during a health crisis. However, a crisis is also a period of uncertainty and proliferation of health-related advice: while some people adhere to the official recommendations, others tend to avoid them and resort to non-evidence based, pseudoscientific practices. People prone to the latter are often the ones endorsing a set of epistemically suspect beliefs, with two being particularly relevant: conspiratorial pandemic-related beliefs, and the appeal to nature bias regarding COVID-19 (i.e., trusting natural immunity to fight the pandemic). These in turn are rooted in trust in different epistemic authorities, seen as mutually exclusive: trust in science and trust in the “wisdom of the common man”. Drawing from two nationally representative probability samples, we tested a model in which trust in science/wisdom of the common man predicted COVID-19 vaccination status (Study 1, N = 1001) or vaccination status alongside use of pseudoscientific health practices (Study 2, N = 1010), through COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs and the appeal to nature bias regarding COVID-19. As expected, epistemically suspect beliefs were interrelated, related to vaccination status, and to both types of trust. Moreover, trust in science had both a direct and indirect effect on vaccination status through both types of epistemically suspect beliefs. Trust in the wisdom of the common man had only an indirect effect on vaccination status. Contrary to the way they are typically portrayed, the two types of trust were unrelated. These results were largely replicated in the second study, in which we added pseudoscientific practices as an outcome; trust in science and the wisdom of the common man contributed to their prediction only indirectly, through epistemically suspect beliefs. We offer recommendations on how to make use of different types of epistemic authorities and how to tackle unfounded beliefs in communication during a health crisis.
T2  - PLoS ONE
T1  - I trust my immunity more than your vaccines: “Appeal to nature” bias strongly predicts questionable health behaviors in the COVID-19 pandemic
IS  - 2
VL  - 18
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279122
ER  - 

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year = "2023",
abstract = "Health care policies often rely on public cooperation, especially during a health crisis. However, a crisis is also a period of uncertainty and proliferation of health-related advice: while some people adhere to the official recommendations, others tend to avoid them and resort to non-evidence based, pseudoscientific practices. People prone to the latter are often the ones endorsing a set of epistemically suspect beliefs, with two being particularly relevant: conspiratorial pandemic-related beliefs, and the appeal to nature bias regarding COVID-19 (i.e., trusting natural immunity to fight the pandemic). These in turn are rooted in trust in different epistemic authorities, seen as mutually exclusive: trust in science and trust in the “wisdom of the common man”. Drawing from two nationally representative probability samples, we tested a model in which trust in science/wisdom of the common man predicted COVID-19 vaccination status (Study 1, N = 1001) or vaccination status alongside use of pseudoscientific health practices (Study 2, N = 1010), through COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs and the appeal to nature bias regarding COVID-19. As expected, epistemically suspect beliefs were interrelated, related to vaccination status, and to both types of trust. Moreover, trust in science had both a direct and indirect effect on vaccination status through both types of epistemically suspect beliefs. Trust in the wisdom of the common man had only an indirect effect on vaccination status. Contrary to the way they are typically portrayed, the two types of trust were unrelated. These results were largely replicated in the second study, in which we added pseudoscientific practices as an outcome; trust in science and the wisdom of the common man contributed to their prediction only indirectly, through epistemically suspect beliefs. We offer recommendations on how to make use of different types of epistemic authorities and how to tackle unfounded beliefs in communication during a health crisis.",
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title = "I trust my immunity more than your vaccines: “Appeal to nature” bias strongly predicts questionable health behaviors in the COVID-19 pandemic",
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Žeželj, I., Petrović, M., Ivanović, A.,& Kurčubić, P.. (2023). I trust my immunity more than your vaccines: “Appeal to nature” bias strongly predicts questionable health behaviors in the COVID-19 pandemic. in PLoS ONE, 18(2).
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279122

Žeželj I, Petrović M, Ivanović A, Kurčubić P. I trust my immunity more than your vaccines: “Appeal to nature” bias strongly predicts questionable health behaviors in the COVID-19 pandemic. in PLoS ONE. 2023;18(2).
doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279122 .

Žeželj, Iris, Petrović, Marija, Ivanović, Anja, Kurčubić, Predrag, "I trust my immunity more than your vaccines: “Appeal to nature” bias strongly predicts questionable health behaviors in the COVID-19 pandemic" in PLoS ONE, 18, no. 2 (2023),
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279122 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5089
AB  - People tend to endorse mutually inconsistent beliefs at the same time - i.e. they argue for
making voting obligatory for everyone, while simultaneously claiming that some people should
not be allowed to vote. If they tend to do so, we say they are prone to doublethink. Particularly
negative attitudes about outgroups are often riddled with such inconsistencies, insofar that any
negative claims, even when they are inconsistent, are endorsed (e.g. refugees are lazy and only
come for government handouts but are also taking all of our jobs; Jews are over-assimilative
but also strategically refusing to assimilate). These negative attitudes towards outgroups are
typically embedded in a socially conservative worldview - one that implies intolerance of other
groups and glorification of our own. In this study we thus explored how doublethink is (1)
related to blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social conservatism and (2) social distance
towards different outgroups. We also tested whether the relation between doublethink and
social distance towards different groups is mediated by this proposed worldview, characterized
by blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social conservatism. Participants (N = 411) filled
out the Proneness to doublethink scale, the Blind patriotism scale, the Ingroup glorification
subscale from the National Identification Scale, as well as measures of social distance towards
Roma, gay people, refugees, Croats and Kosovo Albanians. Results show that, expectedly,
doublethink was positively related to all worldview variables (r ranging from .346 to .395, ps
< .001), and that those prone to doublethink show a greater social distance to different
outgroups (r ranging from .119 to .237, ps < .05). Doublethink predicted social distance
towards gay people both directly (estimate = 0.124, p = .020) and indirectly through social
conservatism (estimate = 0.077, p = .001). In turn, the relation between doublethink and social
distance was fully mediated, by ingroup glorification (estimate = 0.057, p = .031) and blind
patriotism (estimate = 0.072, p = .016) in the case of Croats, and blind patriotism (estimate =
0.078, p = .008) and social conservatism (estimate = 0.052, p = .021) in the case of Kosovo
Albanians. We found only a direct effect in the case of social distance towards Roma and
refugees. We discuss how doublethink might be a key component to upholding a certain type
of belief system, making it a candidate for targeting in interventions.
PB  - Institute of Psychology, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade: Belgrade, Serbia
C3  - Book of Abstracts, XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - A worldview of contradictions: How doublethink relates to social conservatism, blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social distance
SP  - 82
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5089
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Petrović, Marija and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "People tend to endorse mutually inconsistent beliefs at the same time - i.e. they argue for
making voting obligatory for everyone, while simultaneously claiming that some people should
not be allowed to vote. If they tend to do so, we say they are prone to doublethink. Particularly
negative attitudes about outgroups are often riddled with such inconsistencies, insofar that any
negative claims, even when they are inconsistent, are endorsed (e.g. refugees are lazy and only
come for government handouts but are also taking all of our jobs; Jews are over-assimilative
but also strategically refusing to assimilate). These negative attitudes towards outgroups are
typically embedded in a socially conservative worldview - one that implies intolerance of other
groups and glorification of our own. In this study we thus explored how doublethink is (1)
related to blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social conservatism and (2) social distance
towards different outgroups. We also tested whether the relation between doublethink and
social distance towards different groups is mediated by this proposed worldview, characterized
by blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social conservatism. Participants (N = 411) filled
out the Proneness to doublethink scale, the Blind patriotism scale, the Ingroup glorification
subscale from the National Identification Scale, as well as measures of social distance towards
Roma, gay people, refugees, Croats and Kosovo Albanians. Results show that, expectedly,
doublethink was positively related to all worldview variables (r ranging from .346 to .395, ps
< .001), and that those prone to doublethink show a greater social distance to different
outgroups (r ranging from .119 to .237, ps < .05). Doublethink predicted social distance
towards gay people both directly (estimate = 0.124, p = .020) and indirectly through social
conservatism (estimate = 0.077, p = .001). In turn, the relation between doublethink and social
distance was fully mediated, by ingroup glorification (estimate = 0.057, p = .031) and blind
patriotism (estimate = 0.072, p = .016) in the case of Croats, and blind patriotism (estimate =
0.078, p = .008) and social conservatism (estimate = 0.052, p = .021) in the case of Kosovo
Albanians. We found only a direct effect in the case of social distance towards Roma and
refugees. We discuss how doublethink might be a key component to upholding a certain type
of belief system, making it a candidate for targeting in interventions.",
publisher = "Institute of Psychology, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade: Belgrade, Serbia",
journal = "Book of Abstracts, XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "A worldview of contradictions: How doublethink relates to social conservatism, blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social distance",
pages = "82",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5089"
}

Petrović, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). A worldview of contradictions: How doublethink relates to social conservatism, blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social distance. in Book of Abstracts, XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
Institute of Psychology, Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade: Belgrade, Serbia., 82.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5089

Petrović M, Žeželj I. A worldview of contradictions: How doublethink relates to social conservatism, blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social distance. in Book of Abstracts, XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2023;:82.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5089 .

Petrović, Marija, Žeželj, Iris, "A worldview of contradictions: How doublethink relates to social conservatism, blind patriotism, ingroup glorification and social distance" in Book of Abstracts, XXIX scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2023):82,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5089 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5088
AB  - Despite a large body of work on consistency as a basic psychological need, people often simultaneously endorse contradictory beliefs. If they do, we say they are prone to doublethink. Across two studies (Study 1 – N = 240; Study 2 – N = 149), we develop a scale to assess this tendency and explore its predictivity of conspiratorial beliefs. We show that it is possible to capture individual differences in proneness to doublethink, and that this tendency meaningfully relates to both thinking styles and conspiratorial beliefs. Furthermore, doublethink contributes to prediction of conspiratorial beliefs, over and above measures of thinking styles, while a frequently used measure of self-assessed preference for consistency does not.  We conclude by proposing two ways to consider doublethink: either as a high entropy thinking style that easily encompasses contradictory beliefs or as a lack of ability to spot inconsistencies. In Study 3 (N=234), we will contrast these two conceptualizations, by relating doublethink a. to the ability to spot inconsistencies in neutral material and b. to different measures of thinking styles, while controlling for working memory capacity.
C3  - Program Agenda, SPSP Annual Convention
T1  - “I contain multitudes”: Exploring individual differences in proneness to doublethink
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5088
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Petrović, Marija and Žeželj, Iris",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Despite a large body of work on consistency as a basic psychological need, people often simultaneously endorse contradictory beliefs. If they do, we say they are prone to doublethink. Across two studies (Study 1 – N = 240; Study 2 – N = 149), we develop a scale to assess this tendency and explore its predictivity of conspiratorial beliefs. We show that it is possible to capture individual differences in proneness to doublethink, and that this tendency meaningfully relates to both thinking styles and conspiratorial beliefs. Furthermore, doublethink contributes to prediction of conspiratorial beliefs, over and above measures of thinking styles, while a frequently used measure of self-assessed preference for consistency does not.  We conclude by proposing two ways to consider doublethink: either as a high entropy thinking style that easily encompasses contradictory beliefs or as a lack of ability to spot inconsistencies. In Study 3 (N=234), we will contrast these two conceptualizations, by relating doublethink a. to the ability to spot inconsistencies in neutral material and b. to different measures of thinking styles, while controlling for working memory capacity.",
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Petrović, M.,& Žeželj, I.. (2023). “I contain multitudes”: Exploring individual differences in proneness to doublethink. in Program Agenda, SPSP Annual Convention.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5088

Petrović M, Žeželj I. “I contain multitudes”: Exploring individual differences in proneness to doublethink. in Program Agenda, SPSP Annual Convention. 2023;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5088 .

Petrović, Marija, Žeželj, Iris, "“I contain multitudes”: Exploring individual differences in proneness to doublethink" in Program Agenda, SPSP Annual Convention (2023),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5088 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Petrović, Marija
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KNJIGA-REZIMEA-2022_FIN-sa-isbn_bez_linija-1.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4930
AB  - The main project methodology is planned in five stages that inform one another and cross-validate data from multiple methods. These include: (1) A study documenting online media coverage of TM/CAM practices in Serbia. This study will use a qualitative methodology, and conduct a content analysis of news stories from the five most popular news websites in Serbia, focusing on identifying the types of reported practices and content of the advice (e.g., whether risks are addressed) (2) Development of instruments for assessing familiarity and frequency of two types of health behaviors: engagement with different TM/CAM practices, as well as the frequency of NAR. Instrument development will be based on the results of the qualitative study, literature review, input from medical and CAM practitioners. The instrument will be piloted on a convenience sample (3) A study tracking the prevalence and the pattern of TM/CAM usage and NAR during 3 weeks on a community sample. This study will consist of a development of a mobile app and battery for experience sampling of TM/CAM and NAR behaviors over 21 days and their relations with personality and cognitive styles in a community sample (4) Examining the relations between these two types of health behaviors on a general population. This study will explore the relations between TM/CAM, NAR, personality, and cognitive styles on a representative sample in Serbia. (5) Developing interventions aimed at reducing TM/CAM use and NAR through changing the irrational mindset. This study will be experimental and will examine how inducing or reducing irrational beliefs affects health behaviors, and if certain personality traits and/or thinking styles moderate the outcome of these interventions.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - REASON4HEALTH: Methodology
SP  - 27
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Zupan, Zorana and Žeželj, Iris and Knežević, Goran and Opačić, Goran and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Purić, Danka and Branković, Marija and Teovanović, Predrag and Živanović, Marko and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Ninković, Milica and Petrović, Marija",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The main project methodology is planned in five stages that inform one another and cross-validate data from multiple methods. These include: (1) A study documenting online media coverage of TM/CAM practices in Serbia. This study will use a qualitative methodology, and conduct a content analysis of news stories from the five most popular news websites in Serbia, focusing on identifying the types of reported practices and content of the advice (e.g., whether risks are addressed) (2) Development of instruments for assessing familiarity and frequency of two types of health behaviors: engagement with different TM/CAM practices, as well as the frequency of NAR. Instrument development will be based on the results of the qualitative study, literature review, input from medical and CAM practitioners. The instrument will be piloted on a convenience sample (3) A study tracking the prevalence and the pattern of TM/CAM usage and NAR during 3 weeks on a community sample. This study will consist of a development of a mobile app and battery for experience sampling of TM/CAM and NAR behaviors over 21 days and their relations with personality and cognitive styles in a community sample (4) Examining the relations between these two types of health behaviors on a general population. This study will explore the relations between TM/CAM, NAR, personality, and cognitive styles on a representative sample in Serbia. (5) Developing interventions aimed at reducing TM/CAM use and NAR through changing the irrational mindset. This study will be experimental and will examine how inducing or reducing irrational beliefs affects health behaviors, and if certain personality traits and/or thinking styles moderate the outcome of these interventions.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "REASON4HEALTH: Methodology",
pages = "27",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930"
}

Zupan, Z., Žeželj, I., Knežević, G., Opačić, G., Lazarević, L. B., Purić, D., Branković, M., Teovanović, P., Živanović, M., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Ninković, M.,& Petrović, M.. (2022). REASON4HEALTH: Methodology. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 27.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930

Zupan Z, Žeželj I, Knežević G, Opačić G, Lazarević LB, Purić D, Branković M, Teovanović P, Živanović M, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Ninković M, Petrović M. REASON4HEALTH: Methodology. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2022;:27.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930 .

Zupan, Zorana, Žeželj, Iris, Knežević, Goran, Opačić, Goran, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Purić, Danka, Branković, Marija, Teovanović, Predrag, Živanović, Marko, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Ninković, Milica, Petrović, Marija, "REASON4HEALTH: Methodology" in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2022):27,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4930 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Žeželj, Iris
AU  - Knežević, Goran
AU  - Opačić, Goran
AU  - Lazarević, Ljiljana B.
AU  - Purić, Danka
AU  - Branković, Marija
AU  - Zupan, Zorana
AU  - Teovanović, Predrag
AU  - Živanović, Marko
AU  - Stanković, Sanda
AU  - Lazić, Aleksandra
AU  - Lukić, Petar
AU  - Ninković, Milica
AU  - Petrović, Marija
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://empirijskaistrazivanja.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KNJIGA-REZIMEA-2022_FIN-sa-isbn_bez_linija-1.pdf
UR  - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4929
AB  - Non-adherence to medical recommendations (NAR) leads to increasing mortality/disease rates and raises the costs of treatments, thus it is a burden on the healthcare system. Typically viewed as harmless, the use of traditional/complementary/alternative medicine (TM/CAM) can lead to adverse health events, but also to avoidance of official treatment or undesirable interaction with it. Thus, there is an increasing call in the medical community to promote evidence-based use of TM/CAM and adherence to official advice; understanding why consumers opt for questionable health practices can contribute to this call. We put forward a comprehensive program to study the psychological roots of these two broad categories of questionable health practices. The program offers a framework for concepts from cognitive, personality, social, and health psychology. We propose that an irrational mindset (a system of irrational thinking and beliefs), rooted in basic psychological dispositions (personality, thinking styles) makes certain consumers susceptible to NAR and TM/CAM practices. We plan to: a. explore the media environment the consumers are exposed to (e.g. predatory practices in advertising TM/CAM), b. identify the large spectrum of NAR and TM/CAM typical for the local cultural context, c. test whether irrational beliefs of very different content really form a mindset (how they are interrelated), d. measure the prevalence of NAR and TM/CAM and relate them to irrational mindset and further to personality traits, and e. test whether the TM/CAM proneness can be affected by manipulating irrational beliefs. The results will be useful to stakeholders in different ways: information on the prevalence of TM/CAM and NAR in Serbia is useful by itself, but identifying their underlying psychological mechanisms will help in understanding the most vulnerable portions of the population. In addition, we will provide useful input for designing interventions that will support consumers in making rational health decisions.
C3  - Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology
T1  - REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact
SP  - 26
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Žeželj, Iris and Knežević, Goran and Opačić, Goran and Lazarević, Ljiljana B. and Purić, Danka and Branković, Marija and Zupan, Zorana and Teovanović, Predrag and Živanović, Marko and Stanković, Sanda and Lazić, Aleksandra and Lukić, Petar and Ninković, Milica and Petrović, Marija",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Non-adherence to medical recommendations (NAR) leads to increasing mortality/disease rates and raises the costs of treatments, thus it is a burden on the healthcare system. Typically viewed as harmless, the use of traditional/complementary/alternative medicine (TM/CAM) can lead to adverse health events, but also to avoidance of official treatment or undesirable interaction with it. Thus, there is an increasing call in the medical community to promote evidence-based use of TM/CAM and adherence to official advice; understanding why consumers opt for questionable health practices can contribute to this call. We put forward a comprehensive program to study the psychological roots of these two broad categories of questionable health practices. The program offers a framework for concepts from cognitive, personality, social, and health psychology. We propose that an irrational mindset (a system of irrational thinking and beliefs), rooted in basic psychological dispositions (personality, thinking styles) makes certain consumers susceptible to NAR and TM/CAM practices. We plan to: a. explore the media environment the consumers are exposed to (e.g. predatory practices in advertising TM/CAM), b. identify the large spectrum of NAR and TM/CAM typical for the local cultural context, c. test whether irrational beliefs of very different content really form a mindset (how they are interrelated), d. measure the prevalence of NAR and TM/CAM and relate them to irrational mindset and further to personality traits, and e. test whether the TM/CAM proneness can be affected by manipulating irrational beliefs. The results will be useful to stakeholders in different ways: information on the prevalence of TM/CAM and NAR in Serbia is useful by itself, but identifying their underlying psychological mechanisms will help in understanding the most vulnerable portions of the population. In addition, we will provide useful input for designing interventions that will support consumers in making rational health decisions.",
journal = "Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology",
title = "REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact",
pages = "26",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929"
}

Žeželj, I., Knežević, G., Opačić, G., Lazarević, L. B., Purić, D., Branković, M., Zupan, Z., Teovanović, P., Živanović, M., Stanković, S., Lazić, A., Lukić, P., Ninković, M.,& Petrović, M.. (2022). REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology, 26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929

Žeželj I, Knežević G, Opačić G, Lazarević LB, Purić D, Branković M, Zupan Z, Teovanović P, Živanović M, Stanković S, Lazić A, Lukić P, Ninković M, Petrović M. REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact. in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology. 2022;:26.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929 .

Žeželj, Iris, Knežević, Goran, Opačić, Goran, Lazarević, Ljiljana B., Purić, Danka, Branković, Marija, Zupan, Zorana, Teovanović, Predrag, Živanović, Marko, Stanković, Sanda, Lazić, Aleksandra, Lukić, Petar, Ninković, Milica, Petrović, Marija, "REASON4HEALTH: Rationale and impact" in Book of abstracts - XXVIII scientific conference Empirical Studies in Psychology (2022):26,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_4929 .