The easier the task to distinguish scientific information and false information, the better for the public’s sense of well-being and ability to make effective decisions. 



Information Discrimination and Mental Health


Study has found that the ability to discriminate between pseudoscientifc and scientific information can be a good indicator of perceived psychological well-being in the context of rural regions. 


New York University

A term describing information which has little or no scientific and rational roundations. 

Pseudoscientific Information

Álex Escolà-Gascón, Francesc-Xavier Marín, Jordi Rusiñol, Josep Gallifa,Evidence of the psychological effects of pseudoscientific information about COVID-19 on rural and urban populations, Psychiatry Research, Volume 295, 2021, 113628, ISSN 0165-1781, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113628.


Evidence of the psychological effects of pseudoscientific information about COVID-19 on rural and urban populations

There is no direct correlation between an individual's state of mental health. 
Believing in pseudoscientific information does not directly present risk of harm to an individual’s mental health. 


Believing in Pseudoscientific Covid-19 Beliefs and Mental Health

Although believing in pseudoscientific information provides no direct threat to one’s mental health, if the individual were to take actions on these beliefs, they can put their state of psychological well-being in danger. 


Acting on Pseudoscientific Covid-19 Beliefs and Mental Health


Pseudoscientific Information Discrimination in Covid-19


Individuals coming from rural regions tend to subscribe to fewer pieces of pseudoscientific information than their urban counterparts. 


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