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Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries
Imhoff, Roland; Zimmer, Felix; Klein, Olivier; António, João H.C.; Babinska, Maria; Bangerter, Adrian; Bilewicz, Michal; Blanuša, Nebojša; Bovan, KostaPeople differ in their general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories (that is, conspiracy mentality). Previous research yielded inconsistent findings on the relationship between conspiracy mentality and political orientation, showing a greater conspiracy mentality either among the political right (a linear relation) or amongst both the left and right extremes (a curvilinear relation). We revisited this relati...
Intrinsic religiosity reduces intergroup hostility under mortality salience
Golec de Zavala, Agnieszka; Cichocka, Aleksandra; Orehek, Edward; Abdollahi, AbdolhosseinResults of three studies indicate that intrinsic religiosity and mortality salience interact to predict intergroup hostility. Study 1, conducted among 200 American Christians and Jews, reveals that under mortality salience, intrinsic (but not extrinsic or quest) religiosity is related to decreased support for aggressive counterterrorism. Study 2, conducted among 148 Muslims in Iran, demonstrates that intrinsic ...