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Bullying and Conspiracy Theories: Experiences of Workplace Bullying and the Tendency to Engage in Conspiracy Theorizing (2022)
Journal Article

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 bu... Read More about Bullying and Conspiracy Theories: Experiences of Workplace Bullying and the Tendency to Engage in Conspiracy Theorizing.

Shining a spotlight on the dangerous consequences of conspiracy theories (2022)
Journal Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated how conspiracy beliefs–that explain important events as the secret actions of the powerful–can severely impact health choices (such as reduced infection-prevention behaviours). However, the consequences of conspi... Read More about Shining a spotlight on the dangerous consequences of conspiracy theories.

Practical recommendations to communicate with patients about health‐related conspiracy theories (2022)
Journal Article

Health-related conspiracy theories often advance the argument that information is being kept secret from the public by powerful individuals or groups within the government or health industry. They are widespread and are associated with important heal... Read More about Practical recommendations to communicate with patients about health‐related conspiracy theories.