Pylons ablaze: Examining the role of 5G COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs and support for violence

Amid increased acts of violence against telecommunication engineers and property, this pre‐registered study (N = 601 Britons) investigated the association between beliefs in 5G COVID‐19 conspiracy theories and the justification and willingness to use violence. Findings revealed that belief in 5G COV...

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Published in:	British journal of social psychology Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 628 - 640
Main Authors:	Jolley, Daniel, Paterson, Jenny L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2020 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Anger Attitude to Health Beliefs Betacoronavirus Conspiracy conspiracy theories Coronavirus Infections - psychology COVID-19 Deception Editors: Laura G. E. Smith and Stephen Gibson Female Humans Justification Male Pandemics Paranoia Paranoid Behavior - psychology Paranoid Behavior - virology Pneumonia, Viral - psychology Public Opinion SARS-CoV-2 Special Section Paper Technology Telecommunications United Kingdom Violence Violence - psychology Willingness Wireless Technology United Kingdom COVID-19 paranoia conspiracy theories anger violence
ISSN:	0144-6665, 2044-8309, 2044-8309
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