Conspiracy beliefs have become a topic of increasing interest among behavioural
researchers. While holding conspiracy beliefs has been associated with several detrimental …

There are many research studies on the functions and background motives underlying belief
in conspiracy theories (Douglas et al. 2017) and also the negative consequences of …

In the last decade, the number of investigations of the beliefs in conspiracy theories has
begun to increase in the fields of social, differential, and experimental psychology. A …

Background The number of psychological studies on conspiracy beliefs has been
systematically growing for about a dozen years, but in recent years, the trend has intensified …

In the current systematic review and meta-analyses, we aimed to synthesise the
relationships between psychological motives and conspiracy beliefs. We focused on …

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 …

Research suggests that conspiracy beliefs are adopted because they promise to reduce
anxiety, uncertainty, and threat. However, little research has investigated whether …

The psychology of conspiracy theory beliefs is not yet well understood, although research
indicates that there are stable individual differences in conspiracist ideation–individuals' …

Conspiracy theories are ubiquitous (eg, 9/11, COVID-19) and can have negative
consequences (eg, prejudice). Thus, there is an increasing need for evidence-based …

Understanding the individual-level characteristics associated with conspiracy theory beliefs
is vital to addressing and combatting those beliefs. While researchers have identified …