Since late 2019, the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 responsible for the COVID-19 disease has continued to spread across different regions of the world. As a result, governments have been implementing measures for controlling the disease which rely on people's cooperation. In this research, we considered predictors and implications of people's beliefs that they “haven’t been told the ‘whole story’ about COVID-19.” Specifically, we examined the role of disgust towards the political system in predicting conspiratorial tendencies across four countries, in Europe (Italy and the UK), North America (the USA), and Asia (South Korea). In addition, we investigated the implications of conspiratorial beliefs for individuals’ intentions to engage in prosocial cooperative behavior. In line with the idea that feelings of disgust towards the political system may indicate that people perceive the system as violating core norms, results showed that disgust was associated with stronger conspiratorial tendencies. Individuals’ conspiratorial tendencies were in turn associated with lower intentions to help others during the pandemic. Results were broadly consistent across the countries tested. Directions for future research are discussed.

自 2019 年底以来，导致 COVID-19 疾病的冠状病毒 SARS-COV-2 继续在世界不同地区传播。因此，各国政府一直在实施依靠人民合作来控制疾病的措施。在这项研究中，我们考虑了人们“没有被告知有关 COVID-19 的‘完整故事’”这一信念的预测因素和影响。具体来说，我们研究了对政治制度的厌恶在预测​​欧洲（意大利和英国）、北美（美国）和亚洲（韩国）四个国家的阴谋倾向中的作用。此外，我们调查了阴谋信念对个人参与亲社会合作行为的意图的影响。与对政治制度的厌恶感可能表明人们认为该制度违反核心规范的观点相一致，结果表明厌恶与更强的阴谋倾向有关。个人的阴谋倾向反过来又与在大流行期间帮助他人的意愿较低有关。结果在所测试的国家/地区大体一致。讨论了未来研究的方向。