@article{ref1,
title="The dark side of social movements: social identity, non-conformity, and the lure of conspiracy theories",
journal="Current opinion in psychology",
year="2020",
author="Sternisko, Anni and Cichocka, Aleksandra and Van Bavel, Jay J.",
volume="35",
number="",
pages="1-6",
abstract="Social change does not always equal social progress--there is a dark side of social movements. We discuss conspiracy theory beliefs - beliefs that a powerful group of people are secretly working towards a malicious goal - as one contributor to destructive social movements. Research has linked conspiracy theory beliefs to anti-democratic attitudes, prejudice and non-normative political behavior. We propose a framework to understand the motivational processes behind conspiracy theories and associated social identities and collective action. We argue that conspiracy theories comprise at least two components - content and qualities--that appeal to people differently based on their motivations. Social identity motives draw people foremost to contents of conspiracy theories while uniqueness motives draw people to qualities of conspiracy theories.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2352-250X",
doi="10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.02.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.02.007"
}