Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream public life, with the potential to undermine governments, promote racism, ignite extremism and threaten public health efforts …
M Biddlestone, R Green… - British Journal of Social …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current study investigated cultural and psychological factors associated with intentions to reduce the spread of COVID‐19. Participants (n= 704) completed measures of …
While the role of social media in the spread of conspiracy theories has received much attention, a key deficit in previous research is the lack of distinction between different types …
L Stasielowicz - Journal of Research in Personality, 2022 - Elsevier
Conspiracy theories are ubiquitous (eg, 9/11, COVID-19) and can have negative consequences (eg, prejudice). Thus, there is an increasing need for evidence-based …
S Hughes, L Machan - Personality and individual differences, 2021 - Elsevier
A proliferation of conspiracy theories has emerged during the Covid-19 health pandemic. The present study investigated individual susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs and the …
S Kim, S Kim - International journal of environmental research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Along with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, beliefs in conspiracy theories are spreading within and across countries. This study aims to analyze predictors of beliefs in …
We examined whether people who are prone to believe COVID‐19 conspiracy theories are characterised by an especially strong concern for others or an especially strong concern for …
Markets for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have experienced tremendous growth. Yet little research has examined why people want to buy cryptocurrencies that are risky investments …
In the current systematic review and meta-analyses, we aimed to synthesise the relationships between psychological motives and conspiracy beliefs. We focused on …