[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological research on conspiracy beliefs: Field characteristics, measurement instruments, and associations with …

A Goreis, M Voracek - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, the number of investigations of the beliefs in conspiracy theories has
begun to increase in the fields of social, differential, and experimental psychology. A …

Conspiracy beliefs and the individual, relational, and collective selves

M Biddlestone, R Green, A Cichocka… - Social and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent empirical and theoretical developments suggest that endorsement of conspiracy
theories can arise from the frustration of social motives. Taking this further, the current review …

Examining the left‐right divide through the lens of a global crisis: Ideological differences and their implications for responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic

BC Ruisch, C Moore, J Granados Samayoa… - Political …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 disease pandemic is one of the most pressing global health issues of our
time. Nevertheless, responses to the pandemic exhibit a stark ideological divide, with …

Contemporary trends in psychological research on conspiracy beliefs. A systematic review

I Pilch, A Turska-Kawa, P Wardawy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Paranormal beliefs and cognitive function: A systematic review and assessment of study quality across four decades of research

CE Dean, S Akhtar, TM Gale, K Irvine, D Grohmann… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Research into paranormal beliefs and cognitive functioning has expanded
considerably since the last review almost 30 years ago, prompting the need for a …

Examining the links between conspiracy beliefs and the EU “Brexit” referendum vote in the UK: Evidence from a two‐wave survey

D Jolley, KM Douglas, M Marchlewska… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This research examined the link between conspiracy beliefs and political decisions in the
context of the 2016 European Union referendum in the United Kingdom. In a longitudinal …

Anything but Representative Democracy: Explaining Conspiracy Believers' Support for Direct Democracy and Technocracy

A Küppers - Politics and Governance, 2024 - ssoar.info
Conspiracy theories gained considerable attention during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although
studies have extensively explored their (mostly) negative impacts on various political and …

» Sometimes you just have to go in «–The link between conspiracy beliefs and political action

P Lamberty, D Leiser - 2019 - europepmc.org
Even though conspiracy theories often address political issues, the question of how
conspiracy beliefs affect people's political action has not been satisfyingly answered. We …

Right-wing authoritarianism, conspiracy mentality, and susceptibility to distorted alternative news

L Frischlich, JH Hellmann, F Brinkschulte… - Social …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
At least since 2016, distorted news published in populist alternative media outlets have
raised global concerns about the effects of distorted news on democratic process such as …

When knowledge is blinding: The dangers of being certain about the future during uncertain societal events

IO Okten, A Gollwitzer, G Oettingen - Personality and Individual Differences, 2022 - Elsevier
Past research has independently examined the concepts of certainty and future thought.
Here we combine these concepts by examining the cognitive and behavioral outcomes of …