ReviewCurrent opinion in psychology2022
Shining a spotlight on the dangerous consequences of conspiracy theories.
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 18 papers.
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- Universal threads: Shared sociopolitical roots and consequences of extrasensory perception and pseudoscientific beliefs.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2026Article
- The Dual Impact of Believing and Spreading Conspiracy Theories: Independent and Interactive Effects on Social Perceptions and Orientations.Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) · 2026Article
- The hyper-systemizing hypothesis: how the tendency to systemize influences conspiracy beliefs and belief inflexibility in clinical and general populations.Cognitive processing · 2026Article
- "You lose the person; they're still there but you don't recognize them": A qualitative study examining the consequences of conspiracy beliefs for romantic partners.The British journal of social psychology · 2026Article
- Factors associated with risk perception among school and nursery school teachers concerning potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Online Misinformation Susceptibility Scale: Development and Initial Validation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A primer on politicization, polarization, radicalization, and activation and their implications for democracy in times of rapid technological change.The British journal of social psychology · 2025Article
- Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance.Violence against women · 2025Article
- Anti-immigration conspiracy beliefs are associated with endorsement of conventional and violent actions opposing immigration and attitudes towards democracy across 21 countries.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- The more positive intergroup contacts you have, the less LGBTQ+ conspiracies beliefs you will report: The role of knowledge, anxiety, and empathy.The British journal of social psychology · 2025Article
- Measles is Just a Harbinger.Delaware journal of public health · 2025Article
- Perceived benefits, information, vaccination history, and conspiracy beliefs as significant determinants of RSV vaccine acceptance among Arab seniors.Therapeutic advances in vaccines and immunotherapy · 2025Article
- [Conspiracy theories, social polarization and crises].Der Nervenarzt · 2024Article
- Leveraging artificial intelligence to identify the psychological factors associated with conspiracy theory beliefs online.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Correlates of COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in Japan: A cross-sectional study of 28,175 residents.PloS one · 2024Article
- Conspiracy beliefs, COVID-19 vaccine uptake and adherence to public health interventions during the pandemic in Europe.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Radicalization and violent extremism depend on envy; conspiracy ideation, sometimes.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Conspiratorial Attitude of the General Public in Jordan towards Emerging Virus Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study Amid the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated how conspiracy beliefs-that explain important events as the secret actions of the powerful-can severely impact health choices (such as reduced infection-prevention behaviours). However, the consequences of conspiracy beliefs span far beyond the topic of COVID-19. This review shines a spotlight on how conspiracy beliefs could impact public and personal health (e.g., vaccine uptake), democratic citizenship (e.g., political engagement), intergroup relations (e.g., prejudice and discrimination), and may inspire violence and extremism. We argue that conspiracy beliefs are likely to have the power to mobilise citizens in ways detrimental to a smooth-running society. We conclude the review by offering a range of fruitful avenues for future investigation.
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