Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). First recorded in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, the virus spread from Wuhan around the world, and on March 11, 2020, a global pandemic was declared. The aim of this study was to examine the role that certain psychological factors (perceived vulnerability to disease, right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, conspiracy mentality and trust in institutions and science) play in predicting the stigmatization of coronavirus patients. The survey was conducted in April and May 2020. The convenience sample was collected online and consisted of 278 participants, of which 233 were, with an average age of 25 years. The results showed that perceived vulnerability to disease, right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, and trust in institutions and science all made significant contributions in explaining the variance in stigmatization of coronavirus patients, while conspiracy mentality did not prove significant. Together these four predictors explain 33.6 % of the variance of the criteria. All of the above variables are positive predictors, with right-wing authoritarianism being the most important individual predictor.