TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors in Predicting and Preventing Conspiracy Theory Endorsement
T2 - An Empirical Review
AU - Yakabovits, Leah
AU - Williams, Joshua L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream American thought. The profile of a conspiracy theorist is no longer that of a cynical, paranoid, and morally deficient individual but is rather more complex. A relatively recent surge in research on conspiracist ideation and conspiracy theories portrays a dynamic and sometimes contradictory web of factors which include demographic, personality, situational, cultural, and cognitive components all contributing to belief in conspiracy theories. This review works to compile the findings that have empirical consensus, highlight some of the contradictions, and propose a more dynamic theoretical approach and research strategy to incorporate cultural factors into our understanding of, belief in, and consequences of, conspiracy theories.
AB - Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream American thought. The profile of a conspiracy theorist is no longer that of a cynical, paranoid, and morally deficient individual but is rather more complex. A relatively recent surge in research on conspiracist ideation and conspiracy theories portrays a dynamic and sometimes contradictory web of factors which include demographic, personality, situational, cultural, and cognitive components all contributing to belief in conspiracy theories. This review works to compile the findings that have empirical consensus, highlight some of the contradictions, and propose a more dynamic theoretical approach and research strategy to incorporate cultural factors into our understanding of, belief in, and consequences of, conspiracy theories.
KW - Conspiracy theories
KW - dynamic systems theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85142425873&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85142425873
SN - 1527-7143
VL - 24
SP - 597
EP - 618
JO - North American Journal of Psychology
JF - North American Journal of Psychology
IS - 4
ER -