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Water Governance Under International Pressure: Policy Narratives, Food Security, Scarcity, and the Politics of Survival in Iran

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water governance is increasingly influenced by a paradox at the nexus of environmental scarcity and food security. Escalating water scarcity crises coincide with geopolitical disruptions that have exposed the fragility of global food supply chains, prompting states to expand domestic food production at the expense of water conservation ...
Alireza Raisi
wiley   +1 more source

Conspiracy beliefs and majority influence

The Journal of Social Psychology
Conspiracy beliefs (i.e. beliefs in specific conspiracy theories or the more general conspiracy mentality) are associated with a need for uniqueness and lower adherence to social norms. These findings suggest that conspiracy beliefs might be generally associated with less influence by majority opinions – absolutely and compared to minority opinions. In
Pummerer, Lotte, Fock, Lukas, Winter, Kevin, Sassenberg, Kai   +3 more
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Does deliberation decrease belief in conspiracies?

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 2022
What are the underlying cognitive mechanisms that support belief in conspiracies? Common dual-process perspectives suggest that deliberation helps people make more accurate decisions and decreases belief in conspiracy theories that have been proven wrong (therefore, bringing people closer to objective accuracy).
Bence Bago, David Gertler Rand, Gordon Pennycook   +2 more
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Conspiracy Beliefs as a Metacognitive Dimension of Intergroup Attitudes: A Novel Framework for Interventions

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Apart from their well‐established associations with individual characteristics, experiences of existential threats and either objective or perceived structural circumstances in which people live, conspiracy beliefs are now being increasingly recognised as a reflection of group‐related motivations, identity‐protective motives, prejudice and ...
Magdalena Adamus, Jais Adam‐Troian, Maria Chayinska   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Economic Inequality on Conspiracy Beliefs

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 2021
Previous literature highlights the crucial role of economic inequality in triggering a range of negative societal outcomes. However, the relationship between economic inequality and the proliferation of conspiracy beliefs remains unexplored. Here, we explore the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs as an outcome of objective country-level (Study 1a, 1b ...
Bruno Gabriel Salvador Casara, Caterina Suitner, Jolanda Jetten   +2 more
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Affected more than infected: The relationship between national narcissism and Zika conspiracy beliefs is mediated by exclusive victimhood about the Zika outbreak

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2021
Many conspiracy theories appeared along with the Zika outbreak. While the virus is still circulating, motives underlying Zika conspiracy beliefs remain underexplored.
Paul Bertin, Sylvain Delouvée
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Seminars in epileptology: Holistic management of epilepsy in adults with intellectual development disorders

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract This seminar addresses the complexity of the management of epilepsy in adults with intellectual development disorders (IDD), advocating holistic and multidisciplinary care aligned with the learning objectives of the International League Against Epilepsy. Epilepsy is significantly more prevalent in people with IDD, presenting unique diagnostic,
Elena Fonseca, Antonella Riva, Samuel López‐Maza, Malin Zaddach, Marie‐Claire Porter, Ingo Borggraefe, Lance Watkins, Andreas Schulze‐Bonhage, Rohit Shankar, Pasquale Striano, Lina Nashef   +10 more
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Testing and Extending the Minority Stress Model Among Jewish College Students: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Antisemitic incidents have increased on US college campuses, yet psychological frameworks for understanding Jewish experiences are limited. In this study, we used mixed methods to apply the minority stress model (MSM) to Jewish students at a large Midwestern university.
Jacob Schachter, Alex A. Ajayi
wiley   +1 more source

How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany?

Studies in Communication, Media, 2023
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy beliefs about the virus spread quickly. Using an online-representative survey in Germany, this study examines the relationship between such conspiracy beliefs and media use with special regard to alternative ...
Natascha Hetzel, Tilman Klawier, Fabian Prochazka, Wolfgang Schweiger   +3 more
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
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