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Beliefs in Conspiracies
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This study used canonical correlation to examine the relationship of 11 individual difference variables to two measures of beliefs in conspiracies. Undergraduates were administered a questionnaire that included these two measures (beliefs in specific conspiracies and attitudes toward the existence of conspiracies) and scales assessing the 11 variables. High levels of anomie, authoritarianism, and powerlessness, along with a low level of self‐esteem, were related to beliefs in specific conspiracies, whereas high levels of external locus of control and hostility, along with a low level of trust, were related to attitudes toward the existence of conspiracies in general. These findings support the idea that beliefs in conspiracies are related to feelings of alienation, powerlessness, hostility, and being disadvantaged. There was no support for the idea that people believe in conspiracies because they provide simplified explanations of complex events.
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“and feel powerless (Abalakina-Paap, Stephan, Craig, & Gregory, 1999).”
From The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories (2017) · cites this paper as Abalakina-Paap, Stephan, Craig, & Gregory, 1999
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“Thus, it is plausible that they are not only a symptom but also a cause of the feelings of alienation and anomie—a feeling of personal unrest and lack of understanding of the social world—with which they are correlated (e.g., Abalakina-Paap et al., 1999).”
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“Research has demonstrated that powerlessness is associated with beliefs in conspiracy theories [22], [31]”
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“Psychologists are learning more about the traits and characteristics associated with beliefs in conspiracy theories more generally, such as mistrust, anomie, political cynicism and Machiavellianism [8], [20], [31], [50]”
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- Authors
- Abalakina‐Paap, M., Stephan, W. G., Craig, T., & Gregory, W. L.
- Affiliations
- New Mexico State University (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Venue
- Political Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1999-09
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 637-647
- ISSN
- 0162-895X (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9221
- OpenAlex
- W2160755447
- Cited by
- 589
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- 19
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- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Political Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Keywords
- conspiracy beliefs, individual differences, anomie, authoritarianism, powerlessness, self-esteem, external locus of control, hostility, trust, alienation
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