外部控制感是阴谋论信念的预测因素：主效应及与生活不满的交互作用检验

IF 2.6 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Personality and Individual Differences Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2025.113201

Erik van der Meulen

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在特定情况下（"9.11 "袭击事件）或代理机构（行使政治权力）的低控制力已被证明与阴谋信念（CBs）有关。很少有研究将类似特质的外部控制感（即将生活环境归因于无法控制的外部力量）作为共谋信念的预测因素，也很少有研究将其与生活不满的交互作用进行研究。我们使用了一项基于荷兰人口的调查数据来评估这些关联（n = 599）。研究考察了外部控制力的主效应及其与生活不满的交互作用。在第一个模型中，这些关联根据年龄和性别进行了校正。该模型显示，外部控制感和生活不满意度的增加与更多的 CBs 显著相关。此外，生活不满意度明显加剧了外部控制感的影响（交互效应）。为了确定外部控制感的影响，我们运行了第二个模型，其中包括 18 个（心理、结构和社会政治）变量，这些变量在以往的研究中已显示出对社区心理障碍的影响。该模型只显示了外部控制感的主效应，而生活不满意度和交互效应则不明显。结果表明，与其他竞争因素相比，外部控制感是预测社区心理障碍的重要因素。

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External locus of control as predictor of conspiracy beliefs: A test of main effect and interaction with life dissatisfaction

Low control in specific situations (the September 11th attacks) or agency (exerting political power) has been shown to be associated with conspiracy beliefs (CBs). Scarce studies have examined the trait-like external locus of control (i.e. attributing life's circumstances to uncontrollable outside forces) as predictor of CBs, nor its interaction with life dissatisfaction. Data from a Dutch population-based survey was used to assess these associations (n = 599). The main effect of external locus of control and its interaction with life dissatisfaction were examined. In a first model, these associations were corrected for age and gender. This model revealed that increased external locus of control and life dissatisfaction were significantly associated with more CBs. Additionally, life dissatisfaction significantly exacerbated the effects of external locus of control (interaction effect). To assert the influence of external locus of control, a second model was run which included 18 (psychological, structural and socio-political) variables that have shown their influence on CBs in previous studies. This model only showed a significant main effect of external locus of control, while life dissatisfaction and the interaction were not. Results show the importance of external locus of control as a central predictor of CBs compared to other competing factors.

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Personality and Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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8.50

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4.70%

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577

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Personality and Individual Differences is devoted to the publication of articles (experimental, theoretical, review) which aim to integrate as far as possible the major factors of personality with empirical paradigms from experimental, physiological, animal, clinical, educational, criminological or industrial psychology or to seek an explanation for the causes and major determinants of individual differences in concepts derived from these disciplines. The editors are concerned with both genetic and environmental causes, and they are particularly interested in possible interaction effects.