Examining a domain-specific link between perceived control and conspiracy beliefs: a brief report in the context of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Compensatory control Conspiracy beliefs Conspiracy theories Perceived control

Journal

Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
ISSN: 1046-1310
Titre abrégé: Curr Psychol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8912263

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
accepted: 07 06 2021
pubmed: 22 6 2021
medline: 22 6 2021
entrez: 21 6 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Although anecdotal evidence suggests that control-threatening situations are associated with an increase in conspiracy beliefs, existing research does not support this "compensatory control" hypothesis. In the current study, we test a more refined hypothesis: that the link between control threat and conspiracy beliefs is The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-01977-0.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34149266
doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-01977-0
pii: 1977
pmc: PMC8203308
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

6347-6356

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of Interest/Competing InterestsThe authors declare no conflict of interests.

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Auteurs

Ana Stojanov (A)

Department of Psychology, University of Otago, William James Building, 275 Leith Walk, Dunedin, 9016 New Zealand.

Jamin Halberstadt (J)

Department of Psychology, University of Otago, William James Building, 275 Leith Walk, Dunedin, 9016 New Zealand.

Jesse M Bering (JM)

Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Nikolina Kenig (N)

Department of Psychology, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia.

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