Individual difference factors and beliefs in medical and political conspiracy theories
| Autor: | Natasha Galliford, Adrian Furnham |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Agreeableness
Adult Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Higher education Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Individuality 050109 social psychology 050105 experimental psychology Politics Young Adult Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Developmental and Educational Psychology Personality Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Set (psychology) General Psychology media_common Aged business.industry 05 social sciences Self-esteem Conscientiousness General Medicine Middle Aged Self Concept humanities Attitude Female business Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology |
| Popis: | This study examined the relationship between a series of individual difference measures and belief in political and medical conspiracy theories. Participants (N=323) rated 20 conspiracy theories (10 medical, 10 political) and completed a set of questionnaires. Belief in political conspiracies was strongly positively correlated with belief in medical conspiracies. Belief in both conspiracy types was correlated with low self-esteem, low Conscientiousness, more right-wing political views, younger age, and greater belief in the benefits of Alternative Medicine. It was also correlated with religiousness and gender. Low Emotional Stability and Agreeableness were also correlated with belief in political conspiracies, and higher education level was correlated with belief in medical conspiracies. The findings generally demonstrated support for a monological belief system. Implications and limitations are discussed. 1, forfatterversjon |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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