The psychology of pandemics

S Taylor - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the current state of knowledge and promising new directions concerning
the psychology of pandemics. Pandemics are disease outbreaks that spread globally …

Tearing apart the “evil” twins: A general conspiracy mentality is not the same as specific conspiracy beliefs

R Imhoff, T Bertlich, M Frenken - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Although sometimes used interchangeably, the present review highlights the important
differences between generalized worldviews suspecting conspiracy at play (conspiracy …

Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries

R Imhoff, F Zimmer, O Klein, JHC António… - Nature human …, 2022 - nature.com
People differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy
mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between …

A bioweapon or a hoax? The link between distinct conspiracy beliefs about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and pandemic behavior

R Imhoff, P Lamberty - Social Psychological and Personality …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
During the coronavirus disease pandemic rising in 2020, governments and
nongovernmental organizations across the globe have taken great efforts to curb the …

Conspiracy beliefs, rejection of vaccination, and support for hydroxychloroquine: A conceptual replication-extension in the COVID-19 pandemic context

P Bertin, K Nera, S Delouvée - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Many conspiracy theories appeared along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it is
documented that conspiracy theories negatively affect vaccination intentions, these beliefs …

Pylons ablaze: Examining the role of 5G COVID19 conspiracy beliefs and support for violence

D Jolley, JL Paterson - British journal of social psychology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amid increased acts of violence against telecommunication engineers and property, this pre
registered study (N= 601 Britons) investigated the association between beliefs in 5G COVID …

Understanding conspiracy theories

KM Douglas, JE Uscinski, RM Sutton… - Political …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scholarly efforts to understand conspiracy theories have grown significantly in recent years,
and there is now a broad and interdisciplinary literature. In reviewing this body of work, we …

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories

MJ Hornsey, K Bierwiaczonek, K Sassenberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream public life, with the potential to undermine
governments, promote racism, ignite extremism and threaten public health efforts …

Conspiracy theories and their societal effects during the COVID-19 pandemic

L Pummerer, R Böhm, L Lilleholt… - Social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
During COVID-19, conspiracy theories were intensely discussed in the media. Generally,
both believing in conspiracy theories (ie, explanations for events based on powerholders' …

The conspiratorial mind: A meta-analytic review of motivational and personological correlates.

SM Bowes, TH Costello, A Tasimi - Psychological Bulletin, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
A tidal wave of research has tried to uncover the motivational and personological correlates
of conspiratorial ideation, often studying these two classes of correlates in parallel. Here, we …