All Outputs (30)

Looking out for myself: Exploring the relationship between conspiracy mentality, perceived personal risk, and COVID‐19 prevention measures (2020)
Journal Article
Marinthe, G., Brown, G., Delouvée, S., & Jolley, D. (2020). Looking out for myself: Exploring the relationship between conspiracy mentality, perceived personal risk, and COVID‐19 prevention measures. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(4), 957-980. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12449

Objectives. This research examined how conspiracy mentality may affect compliance with preventive health measures necessary to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, and the underlying motivations to comply. Design and Method. We conducted two cross-sectional... Read More about Looking out for myself: Exploring the relationship between conspiracy mentality, perceived personal risk, and COVID‐19 prevention measures.

Pylons ablaze: Examining the role of 5G COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs and support for violence (2020)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., & Paterson, J. L. (2020). Pylons ablaze: Examining the role of 5G COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs and support for violence. British Journal of Social Psychology, 59(3), 628-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12394

Amid increased acts of violence against telecommunication engineers and property, this pre‐registered study (N = 601 Britons) investigated the association between beliefs in 5G COVID‐19 conspiracy theories and the justification and willingness to us... Read More about Pylons ablaze: Examining the role of 5G COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs and support for violence.

Consequences of conspiracy theories (2020)
Book Chapter
Jolley, D., Mari, S., & Douglas, K. (2020). Consequences of conspiracy theories. In M. Butter, & P. Knight (Eds.), Routledge handbook of conspiracy theories. Routledge

This chapter outlines what is known to date, and reviews the psychological research on the positive and negative consequences of conspiracy theories. It argues that future research efforts should attempt to address the negative psychological and beha... Read More about Consequences of conspiracy theories.

Exposure to intergroup conspiracy theories promotes prejudice which spreads across groups (2019)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Meleady, R., & Douglas, K. M. (2020). Exposure to intergroup conspiracy theories promotes prejudice which spreads across groups. British Journal of Psychology, 111(1), 17-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12385

This research experimentally examined the effects of exposure to intergroup conspiracy theories on prejudice and discrimination. Study 1 (N=166) demonstrated that exposure to conspiracy theories concerning immigrants to Britain from the European Unio... Read More about Exposure to intergroup conspiracy theories promotes prejudice which spreads across groups.

Belief in conspiracy theories and intentions to engage in everyday crime (2019)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Douglas, K. M., Leite, A. C., & Schrader, T. (2019). Belief in conspiracy theories and intentions to engage in everyday crime. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58(3), 534-549. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12311

Belief in conspiracy theories is associated with negative outcomes such as political disengagement, prejudice, and environmental inaction. The current studies – one cross‐sectional (N = 253) and one experimental (N = 120) – tested the hypothesis that... Read More about Belief in conspiracy theories and intentions to engage in everyday crime.

Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories (2017)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2017). Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47(8), 459-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12453

The current research tested if explicit anti‐conspiracy arguments could be an effective method of addressing the potentially harmful effects of anti‐vaccine conspiracy theories. In two studies, participants were presented with anti‐conspiracy argumen... Read More about Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.

Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories: System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories (2017)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Douglas, K. M., & Sutton, R. M. (2018). Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories: System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories. Political Psychology, 39(2), 465-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12404

This research demonstrates that conspiracy theories—often represented as subversive alternatives to establishment narratives—may bolster, rather than undermine, support for the social status quo when its legitimacy is under threat. A pilot study (N =... Read More about Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories: System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories.

The social, political, environmental, and health-related consequences of conspiracy theories: Problems and potential solutions (2015)
Book Chapter
Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., Jolley, D., & Wood, M. J. (2015). The social, political, environmental, and health-related consequences of conspiracy theories: Problems and potential solutions. In M. Bilewicz, A. Cichocka, & W. Soral (Eds.), The Psychology of Conspiracy (183-200). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315746838

Once they have reached public awareness, unfounded conspiracy allegations may be a powerful source of influence, swaying people's attitudes, intentions, and behaviors, with potentially damaging consequences not only for individuals, but also for the... Read More about The social, political, environmental, and health-related consequences of conspiracy theories: Problems and potential solutions.

The Effects of Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Vaccination Intentions (2014)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2014). The Effects of Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Vaccination Intentions. PLoS ONE, 9(2), Article e89177. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089177

The current studies investigated the potential impact of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and exposure to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, on vaccination intentions. In Study 1, British parents completed a questionnaire measuring beliefs in anti-vac... Read More about The Effects of Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Vaccination Intentions.

The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint (2013)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2014). The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint. British Journal of Psychology, 105(1), 35-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12018

The current studies explored the social consequences of exposure to conspiracy theories. In Study 1, participants were exposed to a range of conspiracy theories concerning government involvement in significant events such as the death of Diana, Princ... Read More about The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint.