ReviewCurrent opinion in psychology2022
Cause and effect: On the antecedents and consequences of conspiracy theory beliefs.
Review in Current opinion in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Perceived Social Isolation and Conspiracy Mentality: Exploring Pathways to Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracy Beliefs.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- The gateway (mis)belief model: How misinformation impacts perceptions of scientific consensus and attitudes towards climate change.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2026Article
- Does Lower Psychological Need Satisfaction Foster Conspiracy Belief? Longitudinal Effects Over 3 Years in New Zealand.Personality & social psychology bulletin · 2026Article
- Modeling the impact of hospitalization-induced behavioral changes on the spread of COVID-19 in New York City.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
- Evaluating real-world effects of one-off fake news exposure.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- How belief in conspiracy theories could harm sustainability.Nature human behaviour · 2025Review
- Cognitive-affective maps extended logic: Proposing tools to collect and analyze attitudes and belief systems.Behavior research methods · 2025Article
- Leveraging artificial intelligence to identify the psychological factors associated with conspiracy theory beliefs online.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Loneliness trajectories over three decades are associated with conspiracist worldviews in midlife.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Justifying an Invasion: When Is Disinformation Successful?Political communication · 2024Article
- Exploring the Experiential Journey of Women with PCOS Across the Lifespan: A Qualitative Inquiry.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Correlation between coronavirus conspiracism and antisemitism: a cross-sectional study in the United Kingdom.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- On the relationship between conspiracy theory beliefs, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
Since 2008, hundreds of studies have been published about conspiracy theories, many of which were in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. These studies are often motivated by concerns about the influence of exposure to conspiracy theories on beliefs, and the impact of conspiracy theory beliefs on behaviors. Numerous studies identify supportive correlations, concluding implicitly or explicitly that exposure causes belief and that beliefs subsequently cause behavior. We argue that while these causal relationships may exist, such conclusions currently lack robust evidence. We present an alternative model of the relationship between exposure, beliefs, and behaviors that accounts for other potentially causal factors and pathways. We encourage further work into the causal effects of exposure to, and beliefs in, conspiracy theories.
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