Dr DANIEL JOLLEY DANIEL.JOLLEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology
Bullying and Conspiracy Theories: Experiences of Workplace Bullying and the Tendency to Engage in Conspiracy Theorizing
Jolley, Daniel; Lantian, Anthony
Authors
Anthony Lantian
Abstract
Experiences of bullying in the workplace can increase anxiety, paranoia, and hypervigilance to threat in victims. Such factors are also associated with conspiracy beliefs. Two preregistered studies (cross-sectional and experimental) tested whether bullying experiences may be linked to the development of conspiracy beliefs. Study 1 (n = 273) demonstrated that experiences of workplace bullying were positively associated with conspiracy beliefs, an effect that could be explained by paranoia. In Study 2 (n = 206), participants who imagined being bullied (vs. supported) reported increased belief in conspiracy theories. Our research uncovers another antecedent of conspiracy beliefs: workplace bullying. Future research should endeavor to explore how best to support victims and avert the link between being bullied and conspiracy theorizing emerging.
Citation
Jolley, D., & Lantian, A. (2022). Bullying and Conspiracy Theories: Experiences of Workplace Bullying and the Tendency to Engage in Conspiracy Theorizing. Social Psychology, 53(4), 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000492
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 6, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 27, 2022 |
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Jun 30, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
Journal | Social Psychology |
Print ISSN | 1864-9335 |
Electronic ISSN | 2151-2590 |
Publisher | Hogrefe |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 53 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 198-208 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000492 |
Keywords | General Psychology; Sociology and Political Science; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Social Psychology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8768538 |
Publisher URL | https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1864-9335/a000492 |
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