Conspiracy theories, personality dimensions and personality disorders
Although correlation does not imply causation, recent work has identified personality-related characteristics that confer an increased risk of espousing conspiracy theories. Further research is necessary to ascertain how this vulnerability could be decreased, thus minimizing the harms of conspiracy theories that are inflicted on their adherents and broader society.
Authors
- Aleksandar Janča
- Vladan Starčević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6772-6995)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Nepean Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000001037
- Primary Topic
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00