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PLoS ONE, 2022 Paranoia and belief in conspiracy theories both involve suspiciousness about the intentions of others but have rarely been studied together. In three studies, one with a mainly student sample (N = 496) and two with more representative UK population ...
Azzam Alsuhibani +4 more
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System Threat during a Pandemic: How Conspiracy Theories Help to Justify the System
Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2021 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have endorsed conspiracy theories about foreign governments yet shown increased trust and support for their own government.
Jia-Yan Mao +3 more
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Frontiers in Political Science, 2021 COVID-19 conspiracy theories have proliferated during the global pandemic, and their rapid spread among certain groups may jeopardize the public health response (e.g., undermining motivation to engage in social distancing and willingness to vaccinate ...
Todd K. Hartman +15 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2012 Two studies examined correlates of belief in a Jewish conspiracy theory among Malays in Malaysia, a culture in which state-directed conspiracism as a means of dealing with perceived external and internal threats is widespread.
Viren eSwami, Viren eSwami
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PLoS ONE, 2019 A conspiracy theory refers to an alternative explanation of an event involving a conspirator plot organised by powerful people or organisations. Belief in conspiracy theories is related to negative societal outcomes such as poor medical decisions and a ...
Evita March, Jordan Springer
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The Victimising Effects of Conspiracy Beliefs
Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 2023 Victimhood has been linked to conspiracy beliefs in various contexts. However, the causal relationship between these constructs remains unclear. Following previous work, conspiracy beliefs could be described as victimised beliefs that are consequences of perceiving one’s ingroup as especially suffering from a situation (i.e., exclusive forms of ...
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Inequality and conspiracy beliefs
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023 Abstract Around one third of Europeans are conspiracy believers. Using European Social Survey data, we find that income inequality is an important driver of political, scientific and COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, with regional inequality being positively and significantly correlated with conspiracy beliefs at individual level.
Leonardo Becchetti +2 more
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European Psychiatry, 2022 Introduction Understanding the predictors of belief in covid-related conspiracy theories and willingness to get vaccinated against COVID-19 may aid the resolution of current and future pandemics.
V. Pisl, J. Vevera
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Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and the Need for Cognitive Closure
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 An important component of conspiracy theories is how they influence, and are influenced by, the evaluation of potential evidence. Some individuals may be more open minded regarding certain explanations for events whereas others may seek closure and thus ...
Patrick John LEMAN, Marco eCinnirella
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Measuring Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Validation of a French and English Single-Item Scale
International Review of Social Psychology, 2016 We designed, in French and in English, a single-item scale to measure people’s general tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. The validity and reliability of this scale was assessed in 3 studies (total 'N' = 555).
Anthony Lantian +3 more
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