Furnham Adrian
Norwegian Business School (BI), Nydalveien, Olso, Norway.
Curr Psychol. 2023;42(4):2636-2642. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-01576-z. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
Do those who believe in conspiracy theories feel less happy and healthy than others? Do they believe the world is simply unjust? This study was concerned with how demographic factors, personal ratings of success, personal ideology (political and religious beliefs) and Just World Beliefs are related to Conspiracy Theories. In total, 406 participants completed two questionnaires: Just World scale (Rubin & Peplau, 1975) and Conspiracy Theories Inventory (Swami et al., 2010) and provided various personal details. The Just World Scale yielded two scores: Just and Unjust beliefs. Participants also reported on their health, happiness and success and a reliable composite measure of well-being was computed. A regression showed younger males, with Unjust World beliefs and politically right-wing views, were more likely to endorse Conspiracy Theories. The discussion revolved around explaining individual differences in accepting these theories. Implications and limitations are discussed.
那些相信阴谋论的人是否比其他人感到更不幸福、更不健康？他们是否认为这个世界就是不公平的？这项研究关注的是人口统计学因素、个人对成功的评价、个人意识形态（政治和宗教信仰）以及公正世界信念与阴谋论之间的关系。共有406名参与者完成了两份问卷：公正世界量表（鲁宾和佩普劳，1975年）和阴谋论量表（斯瓦米等人，2010年），并提供了各种个人详细信息。公正世界量表得出了两个分数：公正信念和不公正信念。参与者还报告了他们的健康、幸福和成功情况，并计算出了一个可靠的综合幸福感指标。一项回归分析表明，具有不公正世界信念和政治右翼观点的年轻男性更有可能认同阴谋论。讨论围绕着解释接受这些理论的个体差异展开。文中还讨论了研究的意义和局限性。
