Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction
This study aimed to examine the relationship between paranoid and conspiracy beliefs and how these beliefs further relate to anxiety-trait, anxiety disorders, and satisfaction with life. The research was attended by 814 participants who were administered the Paranoia Scale, the Slovak Conspiracy Bel...
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| description | This study aimed to examine the relationship between paranoid and conspiracy beliefs and how these beliefs further relate to anxiety-trait, anxiety disorders, and satisfaction with life. The research was attended by 814 participants who were administered the Paranoia Scale, the Slovak Conspiracy Belief Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Satisfaction With Life Scale. The results suggest that paranoid beliefs were associated with conspiracy beliefs, anxiety-trait, and life satisfaction. All of the variables together accounted for almost 40% of the variance of paranoid beliefs. In addition, the presence of anxiety disorders had a relatively strong effect on the level of paranoid beliefs. However, life satisfaction and anxiety-trait were not related to conspiracy beliefs. These results suggest the more attention should be drawn to mental health as both anxiety level and life satisfaction, along with conspiracy beliefs significantly predicted paranoid beliefs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b86f37ab083a443a8d323896d5ea078a2022-12-21T20:06:30ZengSlovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological SciencesStudia Psychologica0039-33202585-88152021-12-0163410.31577/sp.2021.04.835Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life SatisfactionVeronika Pekárová0Research Institute for Child Psychology and PathopsychologyThis study aimed to examine the relationship between paranoid and conspiracy beliefs and how these beliefs further relate to anxiety-trait, anxiety disorders, and satisfaction with life. The research was attended by 814 participants who were administered the Paranoia Scale, the Slovak Conspiracy Belief Scale, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Satisfaction With Life Scale. The results suggest that paranoid beliefs were associated with conspiracy beliefs, anxiety-trait, and life satisfaction. All of the variables together accounted for almost 40% of the variance of paranoid beliefs. In addition, the presence of anxiety disorders had a relatively strong effect on the level of paranoid beliefs. However, life satisfaction and anxiety-trait were not related to conspiracy beliefs. These results suggest the more attention should be drawn to mental health as both anxiety level and life satisfaction, along with conspiracy beliefs significantly predicted paranoid beliefs.https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/studiapsychologica/article/view/435anxietyconspiracy beliefslife satisfactionparanoid beliefs |
| spellingShingle | Veronika Pekárová Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction Studia Psychologica anxiety conspiracy beliefs life satisfaction paranoid beliefs |
| title | Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction |
| title_full | Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction |
| title_fullStr | Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction |
| title_short | Paranoid and Conspiracy Beliefs: The Role of Anxiety and Life Satisfaction |
| title_sort | paranoid and conspiracy beliefs the role of anxiety and life satisfaction |
| topic | anxiety conspiracy beliefs life satisfaction paranoid beliefs |
| url | https://journals.savba.sk/index.php/studiapsychologica/article/view/435 |
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