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Belief in conspiracy theories. The role of paranormal belief, paranoid ideation and schizotypy

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Authors: Darwin, H., Neave, N., & Holmes, J.
Affiliations: Northumbria University (GB)
Corresponding author: Neave, Nick
ORCID: Neave, Nick
Holmes, Joni
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2011-06
Volume: 50
Issue: 8
Pages: 1289-1293
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.02.027
OpenAlex: W2036898417
Cited by: 400
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 56 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 28.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (submittedVersion)
UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
Keywords: conspiracy theories, supernatural beliefs, paranoid ideation, schizotypy, sex differences, spiritualism, precognition, extrasensory perception, paranoia, personality traits

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