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Investigating the Links Between Cultural Values and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: The Key Roles of Collectivism and Masculinity
Auteur(s)
Jais Adam‐Troian
Pascal Wagner‐Egger
Matt Motyl
Thomas Arciszewski
Roland Imhoff
Felix Zimmer
Olivier Klein
Maria Babinska
Michal Bilewicz
Nebojša Blanuša
Kosta Bovan
Rumena Bužarovska
Aleksandra Cichocka
Elif Çelebi
Sylvain Delouvée
Karen M. Douglas
Asbjørn Dyrendal
Biljana Gjoneska
Sylvie Graf
Estrella Gualda
Gilad Hirschberger
Anna Kende
Peter Krekó
Andre Krouwel
Pia Lamberty
Silvia Mari
Jasna Milosevic
Maria Serena Panasiti
Myrto Pantazi
Ljupcho Petkovski
Giuseppina Porciello
J. P. Prims
André Rabelo
Michael Schepisi
Robbie M. Sutton
Viren Swami
Hulda Thórisdóttir
Vladimir Turjačanin
Iris Zezelj
Jan‐Willem van Prooijen
Date de parution
2020
In
Political Psychology
Vol.
42
No
4
De la page
597
A la page
618
Revu par les pairs
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Résumé
<jats:p>Research suggests that belief in conspiracy theories (CT) stems from basic psychological mechanisms and is linked to other belief systems (e.g., religious beliefs). While previous research has extensively examined individual and contextual variables associated with CT beliefs, it has not yet investigated the role of culture. In the current research, we tested, based on a situated cultural cognition perspective, the extent to which culture predicts CT beliefs. Using Hofstede's model of cultural values, three nation‐level analyses of data from 25, 19, and 18 countries using different measures of CT beliefs (Study 1, <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 5323; Study 2a, <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 12,255; Study 2b, <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 30,994) revealed positive associations between masculinity, collectivism, and CT beliefs. A cross‐sectional study among U.S. citizens (Study 3, <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 350), using individual‐level measures of Hofstede's values, replicated these findings. A meta‐analysis of correlations across studies corroborated the presence of positive links between CT beliefs, collectivism, <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> = .31, 95% CI = [.15; .47], and masculinity, <jats:italic>r</jats:italic> = .39, 95% CI = [.18; .59]. Our results suggest that in addition to individual differences and contextual variables, cultural factors also play an important role in shaping CT beliefs.</jats:p>
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