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Table_1_Conviction in the absence of proof: Conspiracy mentality mediates religiosity’s relationship with support for COVID-19 conspiracy narratives.pdf

, 2023
The belief in conspiracy narratives and the concept of conspiracy mentality have gained increasing attention in psychological science over the last years.
Hilmar Grabow (14633252), Anne Rock (14633255)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Contributions of worry and social anxiety to paranoia in clinical and non‐clinical samples: Cross‐sectional and longitudinal results

British Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Theoretical models implicate social anxiety and worry as potential drivers of paranoia; however, it is unknown which aspect of anxiety relates more strongly to paranoia, whether these relationships differ in clinical versus non‐clinical populations and how these variables relate to one another over time.
Brandee Feola, Hao Wu, Stephan Heckers, Jennifer U. Blackford, Neil D. Woodward, Jinyuan Liu, Julia M. Sheffield   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: The relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability. [PDF]

Br J Soc Psychol
Abstract Research examining the psychological predictors of conspiracy belief has overwhelmingly examined conspiracies that are unverified and/or implausible. Doing so potentially conflates ‘rational’ thinking with the tendency to heuristically reject conspiracist explanations. In three studies, we take a different approach, examining the predictors of
Robson SG, Martire KA, Pearson S, Cosgrove TJ, Jetten J, Faasse K, Hornsey MJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The world is an unjust place: The impact of lifetime adversity on belief in conspiracy theories

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Conspiracy mentality ‐ the tendency to view important events as the product of secret plots by powerful groups ‐ is known to arise from collective victimization and discrimination. Yet less is understood about how adversities such as illness, financial loss, or trauma, unrelated to social identity, foster such beliefs.
Daniel Jolley, Anna Maughan, Laura E. R. Blackie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antinomies of Nativism: Understanding Decoloniality Theory's Affinities with the Global Far Right

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the peculiar conjuncture of decolonial theory and contemporary far‐right ideology. It argues that their shared fixation on the dualism of native and settler is immanent to the development of advanced capitalism, particularly the sharpening of its contradictory tendency to undermine labour as the source of value, and to ...
Aylin Bademsoy, Neil Larsen
wiley   +1 more source

Bioethics and the World Order: A Curious Coincidence Between Chinese and African Approaches

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The post‐1945 world order is standardly pictured as a Westphalian system, in which each state is equal under the law with sovereign authority over its territories. This paper argues that the Westphalian system is changing and examines the implications for bioethics. We show that cross‐border health, economic, ecologic, and sociopolitical risks
Nancy S. Jecker, Jing‐Bao Nie, Anita Ho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Psychology of Conspiracy Mentality

People vary in their tendency to believe that powerful, hidden elites orchestrate major events—a disposition known as conspiracy mentality. This mindset has been linked to important social outcomes, including political behavior and health-related ...
Roland Imhoff
core   +1 more source

The effects of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on vaccination intentions [PDF]

, 2014
The current studies investigated the potential impact of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and exposure to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, on vaccination intentions. In Study 1, British parents completed a questionnaire measuring beliefs in anti-vaccine
Douglas, Karen M., Karen M Douglas, Jolley, Daniel, Karen M. Douglas, Daniel Jolley, Daniel Jolley (525058), Douglas, Karen, Douglas, Karen M, Karen M. Douglas (525059)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Accelerating Platform User Growth: Pinduoduo's Multi‐Motivational Selfish Referral Strategy

Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Referral strategies, whereby existing platform users recruit new users and thereby strengthen same‐side network effects, have long been central to digital platforms' efforts to grow the installed user base. Current referral strategies often require the referee to complete a transaction as a prerequisite for the referrer to receive the reward ...
Runyu Shi, Panos Constantinides, Federico Iannacci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Belief in a Norm‐Consistent Climate Policy Conspiracy Theory and Non‐Normative Collective Action

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 5, Page 343-358, May 2025.
ABSTRACT Believing in conspiracy theories is connected to support for non‐normative collective action. One explanation might be that this is due to both being non‐normative. Alternatively, it might be the case that non‐normative action appears justified based on what conspiracy theories alleging harm to a personally relevant group due to powerholders ...
Lotte Pummerer, Lara Ditrich, Kevin Winter, Kai Sassenberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source