Background The number of psychological studies on conspiracy beliefs has been systematically growing for about a dozen years, but in recent years, the trend has intensified …
In times of crisis, people are more prone to endorse conspiracy theories. Conspiracy thinking provides answers about the causes of an event, but it can also have harmful social …
There is an emerging literature on the mental and physical exhaustion due to the COVID-19 related restrictions. Some individuals seem to exercise fewer precautions recently in …
F Scrima, S Miceli, B Caci, M Cardaci - Personality and Individual …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, we witness the progress toward global COVID-19 vaccinations organized by countries worldwide. Experts say a mass vaccination plan is the only effective antidote …
RM Joaquim, ALCB Pinto, RF Guatimosim… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disturbing experience of proximity to death. As the pandemic goes on, the mixed experience of loss of a close family or friends added to the …
Evaluating the truthfulness of new information is a difficult and complex task. Notably, there is currently no unified theoretical framework that addresses the questions of (1) how …
CS Kay - Journal of Research in Personality, 2021 - Elsevier
The present cross-sectional study (N Participants= 397; N Informants= 460) examined the association of both grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism with conspiracy beliefs …
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic is a massive global health crisis with damaging consequences to mental health and social relationships. Exploring factors that may heighten …
S Ferreira, C Campos, B Marinho, S Rocha… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide threat to public health and the global economy. The climate of fear and uncertainty associated with the pandemic has fostered the …