On the Relation Between Religiosity and the Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories: The Role of Political Orientation

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DOI
10.1111/pops.12822
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1467-9221
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0162-895X
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1
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POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Schlüsselwörter
  • conspiracy theories
  • conspiracy mentality
  • intrinsic religiosity
  • political ideology
  • political orientation
  • spirituality
Paginierung
139 - 156
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2023
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Published
Titel
On the Relation Between Religiosity and the Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories: The Role of Political Orientation
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  • Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
44

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Abstract
<jats:p>Religious and conspiracy beliefs share the feature of assuming powerful forces that determine the fate of the world. Correspondingly, they have been theorized to address similar psychological needs and to be based on similar cognitions, but there exist little authoritative answers about their relationship. We delineate two theory‐driven possibilities. If conspiracy theories and religions serve as surrogates for each other by fulfilling similar needs, the two beliefs should be negatively correlated. If conspiracy and religious beliefs stem from the same values and cognitions, this would speak for a positive correlation that might be diminished—for example—by controlling for shared political ideologies. We approached the question with a meta‐analysis (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 10,242), partial correlations from large Christian‐dominated datasets from Germany, Poland, and the United States (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 12,612), and a preregistered U.S. study (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 500). The results indicate that the correlations between religiosity and conspiracy theory endorsement were positive, and political orientation shared large parts of this covariance. Correlations of religiosity with the more need‐related conspiracy mentality differed between countries. We conclude that similarities in the explanatory style and ideologies seem to be central for the relation between intrinsic religiosity and endorsing conspiracy theories, but psychological needs only play a minor role.</jats:p>
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DOI
10.1111/pops.12822
eISSN
1467-9221
ISSN
0162-895X
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1
Zeitschrift
Political Psychology
Sprache
en
Online publication date
2022
Paginierung
139 - 156
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2023
Status
Published
Herausgeber
Wiley
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pops.12822
Datum der Datenerfassung
2023
Titel
On the Relation Between Religiosity and the Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories: The Role of Political Orientation
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
44

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Universitätsbibliothek Mainz
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  • DFG-491381577-H
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10.1111/pops.12822
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  • Gefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – Projektnummer 491381577
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true
ISSN
1467-9221
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
1
Zeitschrift
Political psychology
Schlüsselwörter
  • 150 Psychologie
  • 150 Psychology
Sprache
eng
Open access status
Open Access
Paginierung
139 - 156
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2022
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https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8767
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Datum der Datenerfassung
2023
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2023
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On the relation between religiosity and the eEndorsement of conspiracy theories : the role of political orientation
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
44

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