The role of system identity threat in conspiracy theory endorsement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10902136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Celso Federico (0000-0002-7917-1659, Department of Psychology University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis Minnesota USA, corresponding author), Allison L Williams (0000-0003-3744-0205, Department of Psychology University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis Minnesota USA), Joseph A Vitriol (0000-0002-2715-6123, Department of Psychology Lehigh University Bethlehem Pennsylvania USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 927-938 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-2772 • E-ISSN: 1099-0992 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ejsp.2495 |
| OpenAlex | W2801852058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 63 |
Conspiracy theories (CTs) about government officials and the institutions they represent are widespread, and span the ideological spectrum. In this study, we test hypotheses suggesting that system identity threat , or a perception that society's fundamental, defining values are under siege due to social change, will predict conspiracy thinking. Across two samples ( N = 870, N = 2,702), we found that system identity threat is a strong predictor of a general tendency toward conspiracy thinking and endorsement of both ideological and non‐ideological CTs, even after accounting for numerous covariates. We also found that the relationship between system‐identity threat and conspiracy‐theory endorsement is mediated by conspiracy thinking. These results suggest that conspiracy‐theory endorsement may be a compensatory reaction to perceptions that society's essential character is changing
Character (mathematics) · Government (linguistics) · Identity (music) · Ideology · Perception · Political science · Politics · Siege · Social group · Social identity theory · System Justification · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |