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

By Pamela Black and Helen M. Hendy

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666904031
• ISBN13: 9781666904031
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"