Perceived lack of control and conspiracy theory beliefs in the wake of political strife and natural disaster

IF 0.9 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psihologija Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.2298/PSI201115009S
A. Stojanov, M. J. Bering, J. Halberstadt
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Abstract

While lack of control is one plausible explanation for conspiracy beliefs, the experimental evidence is mixed. We present two naturalistic studies that offer some limited support for the control hypothesis. In the first, Macedonians living in (North) Macedonia (N = 116) completed a conspiracy ideation scale immediately after a national referendum on the country?s name change from ?Macedonia? to ?North Macedonia,? and one year after. The opposition, whose control was lowered after the name change, increased their conspiracy beliefs, but supporters did not. Study 2, conducted with Americans (N = 266) in the wake of a series of devastating tornadoes, replicated and expanded the first study: the effects were evident only for the threatening event-related conspiracy beliefs. These studies suggest a possible link between lack of control and conspiracy beliefs in the real world.
在政治冲突和自然灾害之后,缺乏控制和阴谋论信仰
虽然缺乏控制是阴谋论的一个合理解释,但实验证据却喜忧参半。我们提出了两个自然主义的研究,为控制假说提供了一些有限的支持。在第一项调查中,居住在(北)马其顿的马其顿人(N = 116)在全民公决后立即完成了一份阴谋意念量表。马其顿的名字从?北马其顿,?一年之后。在改名后,反对派的控制力下降,他们的阴谋论也随之增强,但支持者却没有。研究2是在一系列毁灭性龙卷风之后对美国人(N = 266)进行的,复制并扩展了第一项研究:只有与威胁事件相关的阴谋信念才会产生明显的影响。这些研究表明,在现实世界中,缺乏控制力和阴谋论之间可能存在联系。
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Psihologija
Psihologija PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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