A power‐challenging theory of society, or a conservative mindset? Upward and downward conspiracy theories as ideologically distinct beliefs
Autor: | Karen M. Douglas, Olivier Klein, Paul Bertin, Pascal Wagner-Egger, Kenzo Nera |
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Přispěvatelé: | Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Laboratoire d'Anthropologie et de Psychologie Cliniques, Cognitives et Sociales (LAPCOS), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA) |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
conservatism
Psychologie sociale Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject BF [SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology Mindset Conservatism Biology and political orientation Power (social and political) Politics conspiracy theories Feeling Power Phenomenon conspiracism Ideology Psychology Social psychology ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS extremism media_common |
Zdroj: | European journal of social psychology European Journal of Social Psychology European Journal of Social Psychology, Wiley, 2021, ⟨10.1002/ejsp.2769⟩ |
ISSN: | 1099-0992 0046-2772 |
DOI: | 10.1002/ejsp.2769 |
Popis: | Even though conspiracy theories are diverse, they are typically construed as a homogeneous phenomenon. Based on classic theorizations of conspiracy theories by Popper (1945; 2002) and Moscovici (1987), we propose to distinguish between belief in upward conspiracy theories (i.e. targeting relatively powerful groups) and downward conspiracy theories (i.e. targeting relatively powerless groups). The former are theorized as power‐challenging beliefs and the latter are theorized as being underpinned by conservative ideology. Across three studies conducted in Belgium (Total N = 2363), we show that these two types of conspiracy beliefs indeed relate differently to power‐challenging attitudes (i.e. political extremism, feelings of leadership breakdown) and conservative ideology. Specifically, upward conspiracy beliefs were characterized by a U‐shaped relationship with political orientation (i.e. an “extremism” bias), and a strong relationship with feelings of leadership breakdown. By contrast, downward conspiracy beliefs were strongly associated with conservative ideology. Both types of conspiracy beliefs were, however, positively correlated. info:eu-repo/semantics/published |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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