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Religion, Conspiracy Thinking, and the Rejection of Democracy: Evidence From the UK

Politics and Governance, 2022
While some research addresses the relationship between religiosity and political attitudes, little is known about the relationship between religion, conspiracy beliefs, and political culture.
Alexander Yendell, David Herbert
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Personal beliefs versus evidence-based decisions: vaccination behavior and doubts about antidepressants of students of medicine are affected by conspiracy theories

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction When medical professionals are obliged to adhere to lege artis and evidence-based decision-making, they need to interpret available evidence.
V. Pisl, D. Kestlerova, J. Losak, T. Skorkovsky, J. Vevera   +4 more
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Online communication as a window to conspiracist worldviews [PDF]

, 2015
In spite of the social stigma surrounding them, conspiracy theories are a common topic of public debate on the Internet. The content and tone of these discussions provide a useful insight into the structure of conspiracist belief systems and the ...
Michael James Wood, Karen M. Douglas, Wood, Michael J., Douglas, Karen, Michael J. Wood, Karen eDouglas   +5 more
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Beyond General Political Attitudes: Conspiracy Mentality as a Global Belief System Predicts Endorsement of International and Local Conspiracy Theories

Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2021
Conspiracy mentality is a general tendency to attribute significant events to the actions of malevolent actors, without referencing to a specific event.
Jasna Milošević Đorđević, Iris Žeželj, Živojin Đurić   +2 more
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Is the World Run by Evil Forces? Conspiracy Mentality Among Adolescents in Relation to Right-Wing Extremist Ideology and Discriminatory Behavior

Journal for Deradicalization, 2022
In conspiracy narratives, certain individuals or groups are identified as solely responsible for important social problems. The belief in such narratives shares many similarities with political extremism in general and an integral part of a conspiracy ...
Yvonne Krieg
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Dissociation, cognitive reflection and health literacy have modest effect on belief in conspiracy theories about COVID-19

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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Analysing the Causation Between Conspiracy Mentality and Conspiracy Beliefs: Potential Pitfalls and Leads to Address Them

, 2023
The dispositional approach to conspiracy mentality suggests that it causally precedes belief in conspiracy theories. I identify two potential pitfalls when analysing this causal relationship: Circular reasoning (in which the two constructs are conflated ...
Kenzo Nera
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The Role of Personality, Conspiracy Mentality, REBT Irrational Beliefs, and Adult Attachment in COVID-19 Related Health Behaviors

Studia Psychologica, 2022
There is evidence that different types of irrational thinking and beliefs are significant predictors of questionable and maladaptive COVID-19 related health practices.
Sanda Stanković, Ljiljana B. Lazarević, Goran Knežević   +2 more
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Reflections on the Popularity of ‘Conspiracy Mentalities’

International Review of Social Psychology, 2020
In this text from a lecture made in 2006, Serge Moscovici (1925–2014) seeks to update his earlier work on the ‘conspiracy mentality’ (Moscovici, 1987) by considering the relationships between social representations and conspiracy mentality. Innovation in
Serge Moscovici
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Trust in crisis

Approaching Religion, 2021
Crises are associated with a search for meaning and security. In recent years, they have also been associated with increased attention to conspiracy theories. Such theories about COVID-19 have been many.
Asbjørn Dyrendal, Knut Hestad
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