Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries

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Autoren
  • Roland Imhoff
  • Felix Zimmer
  • Olivier Klein
  • Joao HC Antonio
  • Maria Babinska
  • Adrian Bangerter
  • Michal Bilewicz
  • Nebojsa Blanusa
  • Kosta Bovan
  • Rumena Buzarovska
  • Aleksandra Cichocka
  • Sylvain Delouvee
  • Karen M Douglas
  • Asbjorn Dyrendal
  • Tom Etienne
  • Biljana Gjoneska
  • Sylvie Graf
  • Estrella Gualda
  • Gilad Hirschberger
  • Anna Kende
  • Yordan Kutiyski
  • Peter Kreko
  • Andre Krouwel
  • Silvia Mari
  • Jasna Milosevic Dordevic
  • Maria Serena Panasiti
  • Myrto Pantazi
  • Ljupcho Petkovski
  • Giuseppina Porciello
  • Andre Rabelo
  • Raluca Nicoleta Radu
  • Florin A Sava
  • Michael Schepisi
  • Robbie M Sutton
  • Viren Swami
  • Hulda Thorisdottir
  • Vladimir Turjacanin
  • Pascal Wagner-Egger
  • Iris Zezelj
  • Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Autoren-URL
https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000743464200001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
Externe Identifier
  • Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: ZY8QY
  • PubMed Identifier: 35039654
ISSN
2397-3374
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
3
Zeitschrift
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Paginierung
392 - +
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Titel
Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries
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  • Article
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6

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Autoren
  • Roland Imhoff
  • Felix Zimmer
  • Olivier Klein
  • João HC António
  • Maria Babinska
  • Adrian Bangerter
  • Michal Bilewicz
  • Nebojša Blanuša
  • Kosta Bovan
  • Rumena Bužarovska
  • Aleksandra Cichocka
  • Sylvain Delouvée
  • Karen M Douglas
  • Asbjørn Dyrendal
  • Tom Etienne
  • Biljana Gjoneska
  • Sylvie Graf
  • Estrella Gualda
  • Gilad Hirschberger
  • Anna Kende
  • Yordan Kutiyski
  • Peter Krekó
  • Andre Krouwel
  • Silvia Mari
  • Jasna Milošević Đorđević
  • Maria Serena Panasiti
  • Myrto Pantazi
  • Ljupcho Petkovski
  • Giuseppina Porciello
  • André Rabelo
  • Raluca Nicoleta Radu
  • Florin A Sava
  • Michael Schepisi
  • Robbie M Sutton
  • Viren Swami
  • Hulda Thórisdóttir
  • Vladimir Turjačanin
  • Pascal Wagner-Egger
  • Iris Žeželj
  • Jan-Willem van Prooijen
DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
eISSN
2397-3374
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
3
Zeitschrift
Nature Human Behaviour
Sprache
en
Online publication date
2022
Paginierung
392 - 403
Status
Published online
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
Datum der Datenerfassung
2022
Titel
Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
6

Data source: Crossref

Abstract
People differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between conspiracy mentality and political orientation, showing a greater conspiracy mentality either among the political right (a linear relation) or amongst both the left and right extremes (a curvilinear relation). We revisited this relationship across two studies spanning 26 countries (combined N = 104,253) and found overall evidence for both linear and quadratic relations, albeit small and heterogeneous across countries. We also observed stronger support for conspiracy mentality among voters of opposition parties (that is, those deprived of political control). Nonetheless, the quadratic effect of political orientation remained significant when adjusting for political control deprivation. We conclude that conspiracy mentality is associated with extreme left- and especially extreme right-wing beliefs, and that this non-linear relation may be strengthened by, but is not reducible to, deprivation of political control.
Addresses
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany. roland.imhoff@uni-mainz.de.
Autoren
  • Roland Imhoff
  • Felix Zimmer
  • Olivier Klein
  • João HC António
  • Maria Babinska
  • Adrian Bangerter
  • Michal Bilewicz
  • Nebojša Blanuša
  • Kosta Bovan
  • Rumena Bužarovska
  • Aleksandra Cichocka
  • Sylvain Delouvée
  • Karen M Douglas
  • Asbjørn Dyrendal
  • Tom Etienne
  • Biljana Gjoneska
  • Sylvie Graf
  • Estrella Gualda
  • Gilad Hirschberger
  • Anna Kende
  • Yordan Kutiyski
  • Peter Krekó
  • Andre Krouwel
  • Silvia Mari
  • Jasna Milošević Đorđević
  • Maria Serena Panasiti
  • Myrto Pantazi
  • Ljupcho Petkovski
  • Giuseppina Porciello
  • André Rabelo
  • Raluca Nicoleta Radu
  • Florin A Sava
  • Michael Schepisi
  • Robbie M Sutton
  • Viren Swami
  • Hulda Thórisdóttir
  • Vladimir Turjačanin
  • Pascal Wagner-Egger
  • Iris Žeželj
  • Jan-Willem van Prooijen
DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
eISSN
2397-3374
Externe Identifier
  • PubMed Identifier: 35039654
Funding acknowledgements
  • Grantová Agentura České Republiky (Grant Agency of the Czech Republic): 20-01214S
Open access
false
ISSN
2397-3374
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
3
Zeitschrift
Nature human behaviour
Sprache
eng
Medium
Print-Electronic
Online publication date
2022
Paginierung
392 - 403
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Datum der Datenerfassung
2022
Titel
Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries.
Sub types
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
6

Data source: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract
People differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between conspiracy mentality and political orientation, showing a greater conspiracy mentality either among the political right (a linear relation) or amongst both the left and right extremes (a curvilinear relation). We revisited this relationship across two studies spanning 26 countries (combined N = 104,253) and found overall evidence for both linear and quadratic relations, albeit small and heterogeneous across countries. We also observed stronger support for conspiracy mentality among voters of opposition parties (that is, those deprived of political control). Nonetheless, the quadratic effect of political orientation remained significant when adjusting for political control deprivation. We conclude that conspiracy mentality is associated with extreme left- and especially extreme right-wing beliefs, and that this non-linear relation may be strengthened by, but is not reducible to, deprivation of political control.
Date of acceptance
2021
Autoren
  • Roland Imhoff
  • Felix Zimmer
  • Olivier Klein
  • João HC António
  • Maria Babinska
  • Adrian Bangerter
  • Michal Bilewicz
  • Nebojša Blanuša
  • Kosta Bovan
  • Rumena Bužarovska
  • Aleksandra Cichocka
  • Sylvain Delouvée
  • Karen M Douglas
  • Asbjørn Dyrendal
  • Tom Etienne
  • Biljana Gjoneska
  • Sylvie Graf
  • Estrella Gualda
  • Gilad Hirschberger
  • Anna Kende
  • Yordan Kutiyski
  • Peter Krekó
  • Andre Krouwel
  • Silvia Mari
  • Jasna Milošević Đorđević
  • Maria Serena Panasiti
  • Myrto Pantazi
  • Ljupcho Petkovski
  • Giuseppina Porciello
  • André Rabelo
  • Raluca Nicoleta Radu
  • Florin A Sava
  • Michael Schepisi
  • Robbie M Sutton
  • Viren Swami
  • Hulda Thórisdóttir
  • Vladimir Turjačanin
  • Pascal Wagner-Egger
  • Iris Žeželj
  • Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Autoren-URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35039654
DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
eISSN
2397-3374
Funding acknowledgements
  • Grantová Agentura České Republiky (Grant Agency of the Czech Republic): 20-01214S
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
3
Zeitschrift
Nat Hum Behav
Sprache
eng
Country
England
Paginierung
392 - 403
PII
10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
Status
Published
Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
2022
Titel
Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries.
Sub types
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
6

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