Conspiracy mentality, subclinical paranoia, and political conservatism are associated with perceived status threat
Koller W, Thompson H, Cannon T. Conspiracy mentality, subclinical paranoia, and political conservatism are associated with perceived status threat. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0293930. PMID: 37992025, PMCID: PMC10664880, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatus threatSubclinical paranoiaPolitical conservatismConspiracy mentalityUnited States politicsState politicsAmerican politicsSocietal wellbeingPolitical affiliationPsychological facetsPsychological associatesMagical ideationAnalytic thinkingPoliticsMentalityHeightened levelsQuota sampleConservatismUnited StatesParanoiaRace/ethnicityFuture researchThreatDemographic factorsCertain individuals