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

Psychological stress and anxiety may be antecedents of belief in conspiracy theories, but
tests of this hypothesis are piecemeal. Here, we examined the relationships between stress …

This chapter outlines what is known to date, and reviews the psychological research on the
positive and negative consequences of conspiracy theories. It argues that future research …

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 …

The present research empirically examines how different types of coping strategies are
associated with belief in conspiracy theories. Conspiracy beliefs have been linked to the …

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

Objective This study disentangles the known correlates of conspiracy beliefs—such as the
general predisposition toward conspiratorial thinking, authoritarianism, and partisan and …

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 beliefs are often viewed as a form of psychopathology, closely linked to anxiety,
paranoia, and maladaptive traits. However, recent research has brought attention to …

This research examined the link between attachment styles and belief in conspiracy
theories. It was hypothesized, due to the tendency to exaggerate the intensity of threats, that …