The mediating effect of institutional trust in the relationship between precarity and conspiracy beliefs: A conceptual replication of Adam‐Troian et al. (2023)

The paper reports the results of registered conceptual replications of the indirect effect of institutional trust in the relationship between precarity and the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs (CB). The original study of Adam‐Troian et al. (2023; British Journal of Social Psychology, 62(S1), 136‐15...

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Published in:British journal of social psychology 2024-07, Vol.63 (3), p.1207-1225
Main Authors: Adamus, Magdalena, Ballová Mikušková, Eva, Kačmár, Pavol, Guzi, Martin, Adamkovič, Matuš, Chayinska, Maria, Adam‐Troian, Jais
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Beliefs
Conditioning
Conspiracy
conspiracy beliefs
Economic hardship
Female
Humans
Inequality
Insecurity
institutional trust
Male
Meta-analysis
Middle Aged
mini meta‐analysis
Panel data
Poverty
precarity
registered replication
Reproducibility
Social psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Trust
Young Adult
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Summary:The paper reports the results of registered conceptual replications of the indirect effect of institutional trust in the relationship between precarity and the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs (CB). The original study of Adam‐Troian et al. (2023; British Journal of Social Psychology, 62(S1), 136‐159) indicated that subjective appraisals of economic hardship are associated with lower trust in governments and institutions, which in turn is associated with stronger endorsement of CB. Our Studies 1 to 3 report a series of replications using Slovak panel data. Study 4 reports a replication of the mediation model using data from the European Social Survey Round 10 collected in 17 countries. To provide a quantitative synthesis of these and previous results, we conducted mini meta‐analysis (N = 50,340). Although the strength of the observed relationships differed across the studies to some degree, the original patterns of relations remained robust, supporting the original model. The study corroborates the view that to curb the spread of CB, it is necessary to address structural issues, such as growing financial insecurity, socioeconomic inequalities, and the deficit of institutional trust. Finally, we discuss the role of cultural and political settings in conditioning the mechanisms through which precarity enhances the endorsement of CB.
ISSN:0144-6665
2044-8309
2044-8309
DOI:10.1111/bjso.12725