Are individuals from lower social classes more susceptible to conspiracy theories? An explanation from the compensatory control theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jia‐yan Mao (0000-0002-7598-0870, School of Psychology Nanjing Normal University Nanjing China), Shen‐long Yang (0000-0002-1220-9384, Institute of Social Psychology School of Humanities and Social Science Xi’an Jiaotong University Xi’an China, corresponding author), Yong‐yu Guo (School of Psychology Nanjing Normal University Nanjing China), Yongyu Guo (0000-0002-4378-9350, Nanjing Normal University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 372-383 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal Of Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-2223 • E-ISSN: 1467-839X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ajsp.12417 |
| OpenAlex | W3081755394 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 47 |
Previous research has indicated that social class is likely to be an important factor that influences individuals’ beliefs in conspiracy theories; however, the underlying psychological mechanisms between these two variables remain unclear. This study directly investigated the relationship between these two variables through questionnaires and experimental manipulation, and introduced the perspective of compensatory control theory to investigate the serial mediating role of perceived control and need for structure in the process of social class influencing individuals’ belief in conspiracy theories. The results showed that social class can significantly negatively predict individuals’ belief in conspiracy theories, and perceived control and need for structure played a serial mediating role between them. To some extent, these results reveal the psychological mechanism that causes the higher likelihood of people from lower social classes to believe in conspiracy theories, and advances the explanation from the compensatory control theory
Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Social class · Social control · Sociology · Media Influence and Health · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |