Australasian Public Awareness and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Motivational Correlates

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Australasian Public Awareness and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Motivational Correlates

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Massey University

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Massey Research Online

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Belief in conspiracies is not restricted to the fringe dwellers of society. International research suggests that such beliefs are quite common and that conspiracy theories may serve three basic psychological motives (i.e., epistemic, existential, and relational) for individuals. Yet, little is known about conspiracy theory awareness or belief in Australasia. We report the first large systematic investigation of system-justifying motives using two nationally representative samples of Australia...

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Research paper

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Journal article

Date created

1/02/2022

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/16672

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conspiracy belief / conspiracy theories / motives / politics / psychology / 1606 Political Science / 1701 Psychology / 1702 Cognitive Sciences

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