People seek to belong to groups that they evaluate positively and identify with. A strong
ingroup identity is typically thought to bring about positive outcomes for the individuals and …

Conspiracy theories comprise a dominant entity of the COVID-19 information environment
and their endorsement is negatively associated with COVID-19 protective and preventive …

In 1991 I published (with my co-author) The Democratic Façade 1, an alternative, critical
view of politics in the United States, mostly intended to be used as a companion to the main …

By assuming that a group of nefarious actors collude to harm a perceiver's ingroup,
conspiracy theories are an intergroup phenomenon. What are the group-oriented …

Pundits have speculated that the spread of conspiracies and misinformation (termed
“misbeliefs”) is leading to a resurgence of right‐wing, reactionary movements. However, the …

The majority of current psychological research on collective narcissism–the belief that the
exaggerated greatness of one's own group (the ingroup) is not sufficiently recognized by …

Individuals often come across political conspiracy theories in various daily encounters.
Researchers have mainly investigated predictors of conspiracy beliefs; meanwhile, the …

Conspiracy theories are a paradigmatic example of beliefs that, once adopted, are extremely
difficult to dispel. Influential psychological theories propose that conspiracy beliefs are …

Introduction We have previously proposed and tested a model that predicts reluctance to
vaccinate against COVID-19 in the US from embrace of a conspiracy mindset that distrusts …

Conspiracy theories tend to be prevalent, particularly in societies with high economic
inequality. However, few studies have examined the relationship between economic …