20250314 - 研究显示，睡眠不足使人更易相信阴谋论 - Poor sleep can make you more susceptible to conspiracy theories

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Poor sleep can make you more susceptible to conspiracy theories

摘要 (Summary)

新研究表明，睡眠不足不仅会导致一系列身体和心理健康问题，还可能使人更容易相信阴谋论。诺丁汉大学心理学学院的研究团队通过对超过1000名志愿者的两项实验发现，睡眠质量差的人更容易接受虚假的阴谋论，特别是当他们接触到外部的阴谋论内容时。研究还指出，阴谋论思维与睡眠不足或失眠之间存在直接联系，抑郁是促成这种思维的主要心理机制。相信阴谋论可能对社会产生广泛影响，如降低对传染病的抵抗力、阻碍气候变化的应对努力以及导致严重后果。研究建议，通过改善睡眠质量可以作为抵御阴谋论思维传播的保护因素。

要点 (Key Facts)

• 诺丁汉大学的研究表明，睡眠质量差的人更容易相信阴谋论。
• 研究涉及超过1000名志愿者，分为两项实验。
• 睡眠不足与阴谋论思维之间存在直接联系，抑郁是主要心理机制。
• 相信阴谋论可能导致社会对传染病抵抗力下降、阻碍气候变化应对和严重后果。
• 改善睡眠质量被建议作为抵御阴谋论思维的保护因素。

正文 (Content)

New research suggests you're more likely to believe a conspiracy if you're exhausted. Credit: Deposit Photos
新研究表明，如果你感到筋疲力尽，你更有可能相信阴谋论。Credit: Deposit Photos

Poor sleep can make you susceptible to a wide range of physical and mental health issues, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and anxiety. But new research indicates it may also increase the chances of yet another unwanted outcome: embracing conspiracy theories.
睡眠不足可能会让你容易受到广泛的身体和心理健康问题的困扰，包括心脏病、高血压和焦虑。但新的研究表明，它也可能增加另一种不受欢迎的结果的几率：接受阴谋论。

A team from the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology recently conducted two experiments on a total of over 1,000 volunteers. The results, published on March 12 in the Journal of Health Psychology, suggest adding bad sleep quality on top of existing issues like depression can make people more susceptible to patently untrue conspiracies. The odds for adopting such beliefs may especially increase if tired people are exposed to conspiratorial content from outside sources as opposed to coming to similarly false conclusions on their own.
诺丁汉大学心理学学院的一个团队最近对超过 1,000 名志愿者进行了两个实验。结果于 3 月 12 日在《健康心理学杂志》上发表，表明在现有问题如抑郁的基础上再加上睡眠质量差，会使人们更容易接受明显不实的阴谋论。如果疲惫的人接触到来自外部来源的阴谋论内容，而不是自己得出类似的错误结论，这种信念的采纳几率可能会特别增加。

For their first study, researchers asked 540 participants to complete a standardized sleep quality assessment before reading one of two articles about the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral fire in Paris. While some volunteers received a verified rundown of the devastating accident, others reviewed a story that falsely stated the blaze involved a cover-up conspiracy. After surveying the participants, researchers noted those who previously cited worse sleep quality entertained the Notre Dame Cathedral conspiracy more often than their well-rested counterparts.
在他们的第一项研究中，研究人员要求 540 名参与者在阅读关于 2019 年巴黎圣母院火灾的两篇文章之一之前，完成标准化的睡眠质量评估。虽然一些志愿者收到了关于这场毁灭性事故的经过验证的报道，但其他人审阅了一篇错误声称火灾涉及掩盖阴谋的故事。在调查参与者后，研究人员注意到那些之前报告睡眠质量较差的人比睡眠充足的同行更频繁地接受巴黎圣母院阴谋论。

The next phase expanded on the team’s initial work through reviewing another 575 people’s psychological profiles and beliefs. After analyzing the data, researchers argue that there is often a direct link between a conspiracy theory mindset and poor sleep or insomnia. In many cases, depression emerged as the major underlying psychological mechanism behind conspiratorial thinking.
下一阶段通过审查另外 575 人的心理档案和信念，扩展了团队的初步工作。在分析数据后，研究人员认为，阴谋论心态与睡眠不佳或失眠之间通常存在直接联系。在许多情况下，抑郁被认为是阴谋论思维背后的主要心理机制。

“Sleep is crucial for mental health and cognitive functioning,” Daniel Jolley, the study’s research lead and a University of Nottingham assistant professor of social psychology, said in a statement.
“睡眠对心理健康和认知功能至关重要，”研究的负责人、诺丁汉大学社会心理学助理教授丹尼尔·乔利在声明中说。

“Poor sleep has been shown to increase the risk of depression, anxiety, and paranoia—factors that also contribute to conspiracy beliefs,” he added.
“研究表明，睡眠不足会增加患抑郁、焦虑和偏执的风险——这些因素也会促使人们相信阴谋论，”他补充说。

Buying into conspiracies doesn’t just result in a newfound affinity for tin foil hats—subscribing to these beliefs can have much wider societal effects. Distrust of data-backed vaccine efficacy lowers a society’s overall resilience against infectious diseases like measles, COVID-19, and tuberculosis. Misinformation surrounding climate change has for decades hampered ongoing efforts to combat its risks to humanity and our planet. Meanwhile, the embrace of stolen election conspiracies and fears about secret, nonexistent international cabals has given way to multiple deadly and tragic outcomes.
相信阴谋论不仅仅是新获得的对锡纸帽的喜爱——认同这些信念可能会对社会产生更广泛的影响。对数据支持的疫苗效力的不信任降低了社会对麻疹、COVID-19 和结核病等传染病的整体抵抗力。关于气候变化的错误信息几十年来一直阻碍着应对其对人类和地球风险的持续努力。与此同时，对选举被窃取的阴谋论和对秘密的、不存在的国际阴谋集团的恐惧的接受已经导致了多个致命和悲惨的结果。

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People also often become extremely resistant to giving up a conspiracy mindset after succumbing to it. While it is possible to do so, be it through personal reflection or with the help of others, it’s easier to avoid the situation altogether by maintaining critical thinking skills in the face of a landscape of increasing misinformation and false narratives. One way to do that is by getting a good night’s rest.
人们在陷入阴谋论心态后，往往会变得极度抗拒放弃这种心态。虽然通过个人反思或他人的帮助有可能做到这一点，但更容易的方法是通过保持批判性思维技能来完全避免这种情况，尤其是在错误信息和虚假叙述日益增多的环境中。实现这一点的一个方法是获得一个良好的夜间休息。

“Our research suggests that improving sleep quality could serve as a protective factor against the spread of conspiratorial thinking,” Jolley said.
我们的研究表明，改善睡眠质量可以作为抵御阴谋论思维传播的保护因素，乔利说。

So the next time someone tries to sell you on an unequivocally bonkers conspiracy, do yourself a favor and sleep on it, at the very least.
所以下次当有人试图向你兜售一个毫无疑问的疯狂阴谋时，请你行个方便，至少先睡一觉。

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