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Why do narcissists find conspiracy theories so appealing?

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101386

Abstract

Narcissism—a conviction about one’s superiority and entitlement to special treatment—is a robust predictor of belief in conspiracy theories. Recent developments in the study of narcissism suggest that it has three components: antagonism, agentic extraversion, and neuroticism. We argue that each of these components of narcissism might predispose people to endorse conspiracy theories due to different psychological processes. Specifically, we discuss the role of paranoia, gullibility, and the needs for dominance, control, and uniqueness. We also review parallel findings for narcissistic beliefs about one’s social groups. We consider the wider implications this research might have, especially for political leadership. We conclude by discussing outstanding questions about sharing conspiracy theories and other forms of misinformation.

COVID related publications 2022

Oliveira, T., Wang, Z., & Xu, J.. (2022). Scientific Disinformation in Times of Epistemic Crisis: Circulation of Conspiracy Theories on Social Media Platforms. Online Media and Global Communication

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1515/omgc-2022-0005
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Al-Hashedi, A., Al-Fuhaidi, B., Mohsen, A. M., Ali, Y., Gamal Al-Kaf, H. A., Al-Sorori, W., & Maqtary, N.. (2022). Ensemble Classifiers for Arabic Sentiment Analysis of Social Network (Twitter Data) towards COVID-19-Related Conspiracy Theories. Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing

Plain numerical DOI: 10.1155/2022/6614730
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Right-Wing Populism in the United States: The Intersection of Conspiracy Theories and Mainstream Political Thought. (2022). The George Washington University Undergraduate Review

Plain numerical DOI: 10.4079/2578-9201.1(2022).02
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Zain Al-Sakkaf, K. A., Basaleem, H., & Bawazir, A.. (2022). Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccines among Students in Medical Specialties. The University of Aden, Yemen. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health

Plain numerical DOI: 10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i330581
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Al-Rawi, A., Celestini, C., Stewart, N., & Worku, N.. (2022). How Google Autocomplete Algorithms about Conspiracy Theorists Mislead the Public. M/C Journal

Plain numerical DOI: 10.5204/mcj.2852
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David, A. E., Enache, C. R., Hasmațuchi, G., & Stanciu, R.. (2022). No need for the needle. A qualitative analysis of the antivax movement in Romania. Profesional de La Informacion

Plain numerical DOI: 10.3145/epi.2022.ene.03
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Zahra, T., & Abbas, A.. (2022). Corpus-Driven Analysis of Pakistani Newspaper Editorials on COVID-19 Discourse. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies

Plain numerical DOI: 10.17576/gema-2022-2201-02
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Soares, F., & Recuero, R.. (2021). How the Mainstream Media Help to Spread Disinformation about Covid-19. M/C Journal

Plain numerical DOI: 10.5204/mcj.2735
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