Does lack of control lead to conspiracy beliefs? A meta-analysis
Stojanov and Halberstadt, European Journal of Social Psychology 50(5), 2020, 955-968. Meta-analysis of published and unpublished studies on whether perceived lack of control motivates conspiracy beliefs. The overall effect was very small and could not be told apart from no effect; comparison group, manipulation type, manipulation checks and sample type did not explain the spread; limited support for the compensatory control hypothesis.
Stojanov and Halberstadt, European Journal of Social Psychology 50(5), 2020, 955-968. Meta-analysis of published and unpublished studies on whether perceived lack of control motivates conspiracy beliefs. The overall effect was very small and could not be told apart from no effect; comparison group, manipulation type, manipulation checks and sample type did not explain the spread; limited support for the compensatory control hypothesis.
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Stojanov, A., & Halberstadt, J. (2020). Does lack of control lead to conspiracy beliefs? A meta-analysis. European Journal of Social Psychology, 50(5), 955-968. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2690 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2690