[HTML][HTML] Political conspiracy theories as tools for mobilization and signaling

A Marie, MB Petersen - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Political conspiracist communities emerge and bind around hard-to-falsify narratives about
political opponents or elites convening to secretly exploit the public in contexts of perceived …

Conspiracy theories as opportunistic attributions of power

K Nera, P Bertin, O Klein - Current opinion in psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
A significant trend of research construes conspiracy theories as a power challenging
phenomenon. Yet, there is evidence that conspiracy theories are sometimes promoted by …

Of precarity and conspiracy: Introducing a socio‐functional model of conspiracy beliefs

J Adam‐Troian, M Chayinska… - British journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Conspiracy Beliefs (CB) are a key vector of violent extremism, radicalism and
unconventional political events. So far, social‐psychological research has extensively …

Awake together: Sociopsychological processes of engagement in conspiracist communities

P Wagner-Egger, A Bangerter, S Delouvée… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research on conspiracy theories tends to frame conspiracy believers as isolated individuals
falling prey to irrational beliefs caused by a variety of pathological traits and cognitive …

Public sector corruption is fertile ground for conspiracy beliefs: A comparison between 26 Western and non‐Western countries

L Cordonier, F Cafiero - Social Science Quarterly, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research on conspiracy theories has mainly focused on psychosocial and
sociodemographic factors associated with conspiracy beliefs. Little is known about factors at …

Critical Thinking Education to Decrease Conspiracy and Paranormal Beliefs Among Secondary School Students: a Phase I Trial.

D Caroti, J Adam-Troian, M Theraud, V Bagneux - 2023 - osf.io
Unfounded beliefs (UB; ie beliefs that are not supported by scientific evidence), such as
paranormal and conspiracy beliefs remain prevalent globally. Far from being innocuous, UB …

[PDF][PDF] The noises of conspiracy: Psychology of beliefs in conspiracy theories

P Wagner-Egger - 2022 - psyarxiv.com
In this review, more than 10 years of research in conspiracy theory beliefs is summarised. As
conspiracy theories have these past years invaded the public domain in the whole world, a …

The mediating effect of institutional trust in the relationship between precarity and conspiracy beliefs: A conceptual replication of Adam‐Troian et al.(2023)

M Adamus, E Ballová Mikušková… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The paper reports the results of registered conceptual replications of the indirect effect of
institutional trust in the relationship between precarity and the endorsement of conspiracy …

Conspire to one's own detriment: Strengthening HPV Program Support Through Debunking Epistemically Suspect Beliefs

M Adamus, E Ballová Mikušková… - … Psychology: Health and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The study experimentally tested an intervention that debunks epistemically suspect beliefs
about vaccines. After answering questions about pre‐existing epistemically suspect beliefs …

“I'll be the first one on the street to protest against the lockdown”: Economic grievances and antilockdown protests during the COVID-19 pandemic in high-income …

M Chayinska, ÖM Uluğ, J Adam-Troian… - Group Processes & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In the current research, we examined the association between perceived economic
grievances and both intentions to engage and actual engagement in antilockdown protests …