Conspiracy Beliefs as Coping Behavior: Life Stressors, Powerlessness, and Extreme Beliefs

Using a survey of 977 US citizens, this book explores who? and why? individuals sometimes adopt conspiracy beliefs. The authors evaluate a three-step psychological sequence in which individuals experiencing intense life stressors, combined with powerlessness, have increased risk for extreme beliefs, which they argue is due to cognitive coping.

• | Author: Pamela Black
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 190 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1666904031
• | ISBN-13: 9781666904031