Polarizing effects of the coronavirus pandemic on system justification: A natural experiment involving New York City college students

EJ Rivera Pichardo, SA Parihar… - Analyses of Social Issues …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previous research suggests that societal threats often increase ideological support for the
social system, but the attitudinal effects of COVID‐19 seem to have varied greatly. Here we …

Conspiring under threats! An investigation of associations between COVID‐19 health and economic threats and conspiracy beliefs in Italy and Argentina

G Pica, LC Jaume, M Rullo, E Molinario… - International Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Theory and research suggest that threats aroused by a given crisis lead to conspiracy
beliefs. Although crises involve the arise of multiple threats (eg, economic, safety, etc.) …