University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
University of Roehampton, London, UK.
Br J Psychol. 2017 Aug;108(3):486-506. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12212. Epub 2016 Aug 4.
Belief in conspiracy theories about societal events is widespread and has important consequences for political, health, and environmental behaviour. Little is known, however, about how conspiracy theorizing affects people's everyday working lives. In the present research, we predicted that belief in conspiracy theories about the workplace would be associated with increased turnover intentions. We further hypothesized that belief in these organizational conspiracy theories would predict decreased organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Finally, we hypothesized that these factors would mediate the relationship between organizational conspiracy theories and turnover intentions. In three studies (one correlational and two experiments, Ns = 209, 119, 202), we found support for these hypotheses. The current studies therefore demonstrate the potentially adverse consequences of conspiracy theorizing for the workplace. We argue that managers and employees should be careful not to dismiss conspiracy theorizing as harmless rumour or gossip.
人们普遍相信有关社会事件的阴谋论，这些理论对政治、健康和环境行为都有重要影响。然而，人们对阴谋论如何影响人们的日常工作生活知之甚少。在本研究中，我们预测，对职场阴谋论的相信与增加离职意愿有关。我们进一步假设，对这些组织阴谋论的相信会预测组织承诺和工作满意度的降低。最后，我们假设这些因素将在组织阴谋论和离职意愿之间的关系中起中介作用。在三项研究（一项相关研究和两项实验，N=209、119、202）中，我们发现这些假设得到了支持。因此，本研究证明了阴谋论对工作场所可能产生的不利后果。我们认为，管理者和员工不应轻易将阴谋论视为无害的谣言或八卦。
