The winner knew it all? Conspiracy beliefs and hindsight perspective after the 2016 US general election
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.033
Abstract: Abstract The political campaigns preceding the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election received worldwide media attention that many people followed with great interest. Before the election, there were rumors of how the outcome of this election might… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; conspiracy; winner knew; knew conspiracy ... See more keywords
Conspiracy beliefs and trust as determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Bali, Indonesia: Cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110995
Abstract: Objective This study aimed to investigate association between conspiracy beliefs, trusts in media and authoritative information sources, with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. Methods We conducted online survey on adult resident of Bali Province, Indonesia in September… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; beliefs trust; covid vaccine; vaccine acceptance ... See more keywords
Does religion predict coronavirus conspiracy beliefs? Centrality of religiosity, religious fundamentalism, and COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111413
Abstract: There has been an increasing interest in the relationship between religion and psychosocial functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interestingly, emerging recent findings suggest that religiousness may have a Janus-face impact on how people cope with… read more here.
Keywords: centrality religiosity; conspiracy; religious fundamentalism; conspiracy beliefs ... See more keywords
Coronavirus conspiracy beliefs, mistrust, and compliance with government guidelines in England
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720001890
Abstract: Abstract Background An invisible threat has visibly altered the world. Governments and key institutions have had to implement decisive responses to the danger posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Imposed change will increase the likelihood that… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; government guidelines; coronavirus conspiracy; compliance government ... See more keywords
Coronavirus conspiracy beliefs in the German-speaking general population: endorsement rates and links to reasoning biases and paranoia
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721001124
Abstract: Background Coronavirus-related conspiracy theories (CT) have been found to be associated with fewer pandemic containment-focused behaviors. It is therefore important to evaluate associated cognitive factors. We aimed to obtain first endorsement rate estimates of coronavirus-related… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; reasoning biases; endorsement; coronavirus conspiracy ... See more keywords
A longitudinal analysis of conspiracy beliefs and Covid-19 health responses.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722002938
Abstract: BACKGROUND Little is known about how conspiracy beliefs and health responses are interrelated over time during the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. This longitudinal study tested two contrasting, but not mutually exclusive,… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy; time; health responses; beliefs health ... See more keywords
Informational Cues, Partisan-Motivated Reasoning, and the Manipulation of Conspiracy Beliefs
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DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2018.1493006
Abstract: In this article, we examine the relationship between partisan-motivated reasoning and uncertainty-inducing official information cues with respect to conspiracy beliefs. We find that while partisanship matters when it comes to conspiracy beliefs, the uncertainty-inducing and… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; cues partisan; conspiracy; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords
Conspiracy theories and clinical decision-making.
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DOI: 10.1111/bioe.13146
Abstract: When a patient's treatment decisions are the product of delusion, this is often taken as a paradigmatic case of undermined decisional capacity. That is to say, when a patient refuses treatment on the basis of… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy; conspiracy theories; capacity; decision making ... See more keywords
Workplace Deceptions During the Pandemic: Differences in Conspiracy Beliefs, Psychological Functioning, and Covid-19 Experiences.
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DOI: 10.1177/00332941221144606
Abstract: The global pandemic has disrupted virtually all countries on health, psychological functioning, and economies, to name a few. Accurate information has also fallen victim to the pandemic, which has been rife with misinformation and conspiracy… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy; psychological functioning; covid; workplace deceptions ... See more keywords
Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Following Ostracism
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167219898944
Abstract: Four studies (total valid N = 643) examined whether ostracism increases people’s political conspiracy beliefs through heightened vulnerability and whether self-affirmation intervention counteracts the effect of ostracism on conspiracy beliefs. Compared with their nonostracized counterparts,… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; conspiracy theories; conspiracy; beliefs conspiracy ... See more keywords
Dilemmas of Distrust: Conspiracy Beliefs, Elite Rhetoric, and Motivated Reasoning
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DOI: 10.1177/10659129211034558
Abstract: Conspiracy theories are playing an increasingly prominent role worldwide in both political rhetoric and popular belief. Previous research has emphasized the individual-level factors behind conspiracy belief but paid less attention to the role of elite… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; rhetoric; conspiracy; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords