While a robust literature on the psychology of conspiracy theories has identified dozens of
characteristics correlated with conspiracy theory beliefs, much less attention has been paid …

Understanding the individual-level characteristics associated with conspiracy theory beliefs
is vital to addressing and combatting those beliefs. While researchers have identified …

This review explores psychological barriers to the acceptance of expert guidance.
Specifically, the constructs of epistemic overconfidence, institutional distrust, anti-expert …

Objective: Vaccines are an effective means to reduce the spread of diseases, but they are
sometimes met with hesitancy that needs to be understood. Method: In this study, we …

In a national sample of 5087 Spaniards, we examine the prevalence of 10 specific
misperceptions over five separate science and health domains (climate change, 5G …

Measurement alignment adjusts factor loadings and intercepts across different groups to
achieve measurement invariance, which assumes the equal measurement model is …

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 …

Despite hundreds of studies examining belief in conspiracy theories, it is still unclear who—
demographically—is most likely to believe such theories. To remedy this knowledge gap, we …

Background Inaccurate cancer news can have adverse effects on patients and families. One
potential way to minimize this is through media literacy training—ideally, training tailored …

Researchers have long sought to make generalizable conclusions about the relationship
between conspiracism and political identities. However, this literature remains deeply …