Perceived lack of control and conspiracy theory beliefs in the wake of political strife and natural disaster

Autor:	Ana Stojanov, Jamin Halberstadt, M Jesse Bering
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Politics Political economy Conspiracy theory Control (management) Natural disaster Psychology General Psychology
Zdroj:	Psihologija. 55:149-168
ISSN:	1451-9283 0048-5705
Popis:	While lack of control is one plausible explanation for conspiracy beliefs, the experimental evidence is mixed. We present two naturalistic studies that offer some limited support for the control hypothesis. In the first, Macedonians living in (North) Macedonia (N = 116) completed a conspiracy ideation scale immediately after a national referendum on the country?s name change from ?Macedonia? to ?North Macedonia,? and one year after. The opposition, whose control was lowered after the name change, increased their conspiracy beliefs, but supporters did not. Study 2, conducted with Americans (N = 266) in the wake of a series of devastating tornadoes, replicated and expanded the first study: the effects were evident only for the threatening event-related conspiracy beliefs. These studies suggest a possible link between lack of control and conspiracy beliefs in the real world.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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