[HTML][HTML] Suspicion of institutions: How distrust and conspiracy theories deteriorate social relationships

JW Van Prooijen, G Spadaro, H Wang - Current opinion in psychology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Many citizens distrust powerful societal institutions, and hold conspiracy theories about
them. What are the implications of this suspicion of institutions for people's social …

On the nature of fear and anxiety triggered by COVID-19

CM Coelho, P Suttiwan, N Arato, AN Zsido - Frontiers in psychology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Emergencies that occur during natural disasters, such as avalanches, earthquakes, and
floods, tend to be sudden, unexpected, and ephemeral and recruit defensive responses …

Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries

R Imhoff, F Zimmer, O Klein, JHC António… - Nature human …, 2022‏ - nature.com
People differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy
mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between …

Emotions: The unexplored fuel of fake news on social media

CG Horner, D Galletta, J Crawford… - Fake News on the …, 2023‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Easy access to equipment, software, and platforms to create, distribute, and provide access
to fake news stories has exacerbated the problem of fake news, making for a large number …

A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world

K Jasko, G LaFree, J Piazza, MH Becker - Proceedings of the National …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Although political violence has been perpetrated on behalf of a wide range of political
ideologies, it is unclear whether there are systematic differences between ideologies in the …

Beyond screen time: Identity development in the digital age

I Granic, H Morita, H Scholten - Psychological inquiry, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
We are in the midst of a global transition in which digital “screens” are no longer simply
entertainment devices and distractions; rather, adolescents are currently living in a hybrid …

An existential threat model of conspiracy theories

JW Van Prooijen - European Psychologist, 2019‏ - econtent.hogrefe.com
People endorse conspiracy theories particularly when they experience existential threat, that
is, feelings of anxiety or uncertainty often because of distressing societal events. At the same …

US extremism on Telegram

S Walther, A McCoy - Perspectives on Terrorism, 2021‏ - JSTOR
Several alternative social media platforms have emerged in response to perceptions that
mainstream platforms are censoring traditional conservative ideologies. However, many of …

The partisan mind: Is extreme political partisanship related to cognitive inflexibility?

L Zmigrod, PJ Rentfrow, TW Robbins - Journal of Experimental …, 2020‏ - psycnet.apa.org
The rise of partisan animosity, ideological polarization, and political dogmatism has
reignited important questions about the relationship between psychological rigidity and …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cognitive rigidity in political ideologies: Theory, evidence, and future directions

L Zmigrod - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A contentious debate in political psychology has centred on the role of cognitive rigidity in
sha** individuals' political ideologies and worldviews. Early theories in the 1950s posited …