Traumatic Rift: How Conspiracy Beliefs Undermine Cohesion After Societal Trauma?
Collective traumas may often lead to deep societal divides and internal conflicts. In this article, we propose that conspiracy theories emerging in response to victimizing events may play a key role in the breakdown of social cohesion. We performed a nationally representative survey in Poland (N = 9...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PsychOpen
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Europe's Journal of Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1699 |