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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBelieve in conspiracy theories? You're probably a narcissist
Psychologists from the University of Kent carried out three online studies:
.Hundreds of people completed questionnaires on conspiracy beliefs
.They showed conspiracies are likely to be attractive to narcissists
.But while low self-esteem, narcissism and belief in conspiracies are strongly linked, it is not clear that one causes the other, they add
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3482408/Believe-conspiracy-theories-probably-narcissist-People-doubt-moon-landings-likely-selfish-attention-seeking.html
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Believe in conspiracy theories? You're probably a narcissist (Original Post)
SummerSnow
Nov 2017
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WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)1. Because conspiracies have never existed, ever! *cough"vastRight-WingConspiracy"-HRCcough*
*coughRussiaTrumpcough*
Orrex
(66,810 posts)2. This should be good
Cirque du So-What
(29,525 posts)3. I only believe conspiracy theories that are true
and history reveals that a good many are indeed true.
