UNASSIGNED: Conspiracy theory belief related to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaningfulness (Meaning and Purpose Scales, MAPS), and perceived alienation from society were assessed in a representative sample of N = 974 German residents.
UNASSIGNED: As expected, alienation from society was inversely related to meaningfulness and moderated the relationship between conspiracy theory belief and meaningfulness. According to the interaction, a positive association between belief in conspiracy theory and meaningfulness emerged when individuals experienced themselves as alienated from society.
UNASSIGNED: The results suggest that conspiracy theory belief might alleviate a lack of meaningfulness caused by experienced alienation from society. Individuals who felt discriminated against, treated unequally, or having their rights restricted were more likely to hold conspiracy theory belief, which was associated with a greater sense of meaning in their lives.
■与COVID-19大流行有关的阴谋论信念,意义(意义和目的尺度,地图),在N=974名德国居民的代表性样本中评估了与社会的疏远感。
■如预期的那样,与社会的疏远与意义成反比,并缓和了阴谋论信念与意义之间的关系。根据互动,当个人经历自己与社会疏远时,阴谋论的信念与意义之间的积极联系就出现了。
■结果表明,阴谋论信仰可能会缓解由于经历过的与社会的疏远而导致的缺乏意义。感到被歧视的人,不平等对待,或者他们的权利受到限制更有可能持有阴谋论信仰,这与他们生活中更大的意义有关。