Authoritarian attitudes and the perceived scientific legitimacy of anthroposophic medicine: A survey of attitudes on complementary and alternative medicine in Austria.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC13274894 · PMID 42308202

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0.0650

closest p · 1.3× alpha

0.5360

boldest claim

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approached significancep = 0.065so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Education and income per month did not show significant effects overall, although above Matura approached significance (B = −6.11, SE = 3.30, t = −1.85, p = 0.065, 95% CI [−12.59, 0.36]).

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a marginal trendp = 0.536not close (p > 0.1)

Interestingly, despite this perception, there was only a marginal trend toward having used AM at least once (p = 0.536).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Significant differences were observed for respiratory system comorbidities (p = 0.002), while other comorbidities (e.g., cancer, blood/immune system, nervous system) did not reach statistical significance.

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