The Relationship between Conspiracy Mentality and Narcissistic Traits
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https://doi.org/10.37226/rcp.v8i1.8101Keywords:
conspiracist ideation, conspiracy mentality, conspiracy theories, narcissistic traitsAbstract
The rise of conspiracy theories has sparked interest in studying their underlying factors, needs, and associated psychological profiles, crucial for developing effective strategies to counteract their spread and preserve information integrity in a context where these theories pose a threat to public health and electoral processes. The present study sought to investigate whether a statistically significant relationship exists between a conspiracy mentality―a predisposition to seek, believe in, and explain reality with conspiracy theories―and narcissistic traits; and whether the presence of a conspiracy mentality could predict narcissistic traits. To answer this question, we surveyed 143 participants recruited through social media and enrolled if they were adults residing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic for the past five years. The subscales of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory-40 and the Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale were correlated; a linear regression was performed. We observed a small and significant association between some facets of narcissism and the extraterrestrial cover-up factor. A small, significant correlation was also found between exhibitionism and the government corruption factor. Linear regression results suggest that changes in conspiracy mentality could lead to corresponding changes in narcissistic traits. The weak correlations could indicate that a conspiracist ideation is related to narcissism but that the latter is explained by other variables not addressed in this study. However, these results can be understood in the context of narcissistic needs being satisfied, in part, by conspiracy theories.
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