Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia

Greenburgh, A. G.; Liefgreen, Alice; Bell, V.; Raihani, N.

doi:10.1098/rsos.211555

Journal article 438 views 72 downloads

Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia

A. G. Greenburgh

, Alice Liefgreen, V. Bell, N. Raihani

Royal Society Open Science, Volume: 9, Issue: 1

Swansea University Author: Alice Liefgreen

PDF | Version of Record

© 2022 The Authors. Released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
Download (1.17MB)

Check full text

DOI (Published version): 10.1098/rsos.211555

Abstract

Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than others. In a large (n = 1000), pre-registered online study we tested if endorsement of items on a new Components of Con...

Full description

Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
ISSN:	2054-5703
Published:	The Royal Society 2022
Online Access:	Check full text
URI:	https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60566
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

first_indexed	2022-07-20T13:30:07Z
last_indexed	2023-01-13T19:20:47Z
id	cronfa60566
recordtype	SURis
fullrecord	<?xml version="1.0"?><rfc1807><datestamp>2022-08-19T11:10:46.3703494</datestamp><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>60566</id><entry>2022-07-20</entry><title>Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>5a11aaeb0cd68f36ec54c5534dc541bd</sid><firstname>Alice</firstname><surname>Liefgreen</surname><name>Alice Liefgreen</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2022-07-20</date><deptcode>LAWD</deptcode><abstract>Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than others. In a large (n = 1000), pre-registered online study we tested if endorsement of items on a new Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire varied according to whether harm was described as being (a) intentional and (b) self-referential. Our predictions were supported: paranoia was positively associated with endorsement of items on this questionnaire overall and more paranoid individuals were more likely to endorse items describing intentional and self-referential harm. Belief in any item on the Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire was associated with belief in others and items describing incidental harm and harm to others were found to be more believable overall. Individuals who endorsed conspiracy theory items on the questionnaire were more likely to state that people similar to them would as well, although this effect was not reduced in paranoia, counter to our expectations.</abstract><type>Journal Article</type><journal>Royal Society Open Science</journal><volume>9</volume><journalNumber>1</journalNumber><paginationStart/><paginationEnd/><publisher>The Royal Society</publisher><placeOfPublication/><isbnPrint/><isbnElectronic/><issnPrint/><issnElectronic>2054-5703</issnElectronic><keywords>conspiracy thinking, paranoia, belief</keywords><publishedDay>26</publishedDay><publishedMonth>1</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2022</publishedYear><publishedDate>2022-01-26</publishedDate><doi>10.1098/rsos.211555</doi><url/><notes/><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><department>Law</department><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><DepartmentCode>LAWD</DepartmentCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm/><funders>A.G.G. is supported by the Royal Society. N.R. is supported by a Royal Society University Research Fellowshipand the Leverhulme Trust.</funders><projectreference/><lastEdited>2022-08-19T11:10:46.3703494</lastEdited><Created>2022-07-20T14:20:08.6442692</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</level><level id="2">Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law</level></path><authors><author><firstname>A. G.</firstname><surname>Greenburgh</surname><orcid>0000-0002-9654-8243</orcid><order>1</order></author><author><firstname>Alice</firstname><surname>Liefgreen</surname><order>2</order></author><author><firstname>V.</firstname><surname>Bell</surname><order>3</order></author><author><firstname>N.</firstname><surname>Raihani</surname><orcid>0000-0003-2339-9889</orcid><order>4</order></author></authors><documents><document><filename>60566__24962__1d33ecdb578049e2beaf30f28ec8b575.pdf</filename><originalFilename>60566.pdf</originalFilename><uploaded>2022-08-19T11:09:16.3288392</uploaded><type>Output</type><contentLength>1231575</contentLength><contentType>application/pdf</contentType><version>Version of Record</version><cronfaStatus>true</cronfaStatus><documentNotes>© 2022 The Authors. Released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License</documentNotes><copyrightCorrect>true</copyrightCorrect><language>eng</language><licence>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</licence></document></documents><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling	2022-08-19T11:10:46.3703494 v2 60566 2022-07-20 Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia 5a11aaeb0cd68f36ec54c5534dc541bd Alice Liefgreen Alice Liefgreen true false 2022-07-20 LAWD Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than others. In a large (n = 1000), pre-registered online study we tested if endorsement of items on a new Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire varied according to whether harm was described as being (a) intentional and (b) self-referential. Our predictions were supported: paranoia was positively associated with endorsement of items on this questionnaire overall and more paranoid individuals were more likely to endorse items describing intentional and self-referential harm. Belief in any item on the Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire was associated with belief in others and items describing incidental harm and harm to others were found to be more believable overall. Individuals who endorsed conspiracy theory items on the questionnaire were more likely to state that people similar to them would as well, although this effect was not reduced in paranoia, counter to our expectations. Journal Article Royal Society Open Science 9 1 The Royal Society 2054-5703 conspiracy thinking, paranoia, belief 26 1 2022 2022-01-26 10.1098/rsos.211555 COLLEGE NANME Law COLLEGE CODE LAWD Swansea University A.G.G. is supported by the Royal Society. N.R. is supported by a Royal Society University Research Fellowshipand the Leverhulme Trust. 2022-08-19T11:10:46.3703494 2022-07-20T14:20:08.6442692 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law A. G. Greenburgh 0000-0002-9654-8243 1 Alice Liefgreen 2 V. Bell 3 N. Raihani 0000-0003-2339-9889 4 60566__24962__1d33ecdb578049e2beaf30f28ec8b575.pdf 60566.pdf 2022-08-19T11:09:16.3288392 Output 1231575 application/pdf Version of Record true © 2022 The Authors. Released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License true eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
spellingShingle	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia Alice Liefgreen
title_short	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
title_full	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
title_fullStr	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
title_full_unstemmed	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
title_sort	Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
author_id_str_mv	5a11aaeb0cd68f36ec54c5534dc541bd
author_id_fullname_str_mv	5a11aaeb0cd68f36ec54c5534dc541bd_***_Alice Liefgreen
author	Alice Liefgreen
author2	A. G. Greenburgh Alice Liefgreen V. Bell N. Raihani
format	Journal article
container_title	Royal Society Open Science
container_volume	9
container_issue	1
publishDate	2022
institution	Swansea University
issn	2054-5703
doi_str_mv	10.1098/rsos.211555
publisher	The Royal Society
college_str	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id	facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_top_title	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id	facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_parent_title	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
department_str	Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences{{{_:::_}}}Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law
document_store_str	1
active_str	0
description	Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than others. In a large (n = 1000), pre-registered online study we tested if endorsement of items on a new Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire varied according to whether harm was described as being (a) intentional and (b) self-referential. Our predictions were supported: paranoia was positively associated with endorsement of items on this questionnaire overall and more paranoid individuals were more likely to endorse items describing intentional and self-referential harm. Belief in any item on the Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire was associated with belief in others and items describing incidental harm and harm to others were found to be more believable overall. Individuals who endorsed conspiracy theory items on the questionnaire were more likely to state that people similar to them would as well, although this effect was not reduced in paranoia, counter to our expectations.
published_date	2022-01-26T04:18:47Z
_version_	1763754248505393152
score	11.017797

Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia

Similar Items