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Abstract：
UNASSIGNED: Conspiracy theory belief - explaining the ultimate causes of social and political events with claims of secret conspiracies - is assumed to arise from a desire to make sense of uncertainty, especially in times of crisis. However, there is no compelling evidence that conspiracy theory belief actually fulfils this function, particularly in terms of evaluating one\'s life as meaningful. We posit that the adoption of conspiracy theory belief can be explained as a fluid compensation when a more proximal source of meaning, a sense of belonging to society, is threatened. Thus, a positive association between conspiracy theory belief and meaningfulness should emerge when people feel alienated from society. We therefore tested the hypotheses that alienation from society correlates negatively with meaningfulness (H1), and that it moderates the relationship between conspiracy theory belief and meaningfulness (H2).
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.
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.
摘要：
■阴谋论信念-通过秘密阴谋的主张来解释社会和政治事件的最终原因-被认为是出于对不确定性的渴望，尤其是在危机时期。然而,没有令人信服的证据表明阴谋论信仰实际上实现了这一功能，特别是在评价一个人的生活是否有意义方面。我们认为，当更接近的意义来源时，采用阴谋论信念可以解释为流体补偿，一种对社会的归属感，受到威胁。因此，当人们感到与社会疏远时，阴谋论信念和有意义之间的积极联系就会出现。因此，我们检验了以下假设：与社会的疏远与有意义(H1)负相关，它缓和了阴谋论信念和意义(H2)之间的关系。
■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。
■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。
