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| Title |
The Role of Conspiracist Ideation and Worldviews in Predicting Rejection of Science
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0075637 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephan Lewandowsky, Gilles E. Gignac, Klaus Oberauer |
| Abstract |
Among American Conservatives, but not Liberals, trust in science has been declining since the 1970's. Climate science has become particularly polarized, with Conservatives being more likely than Liberals to reject the notion that greenhouse gas emissions are warming the globe. Conversely, opposition to genetically-modified (GM) foods and vaccinations is often ascribed to the political Left although reliable data are lacking. There are also growing indications that rejection of science is suffused by conspiracist ideation, that is the general tendency to endorse conspiracy theories including the specific beliefs that inconvenient scientific findings constitute a "hoax." |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 246 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 18% |
| Australia | 21 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 7% |
| Canada | 14 | 6% |
| Germany | 5 | 2% |
| France | 4 | 2% |
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| Austria | 3 | 1% |
| Belgium | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 23 | 9% |
| Unknown | 109 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 183 | 74% |
| Scientists | 45 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 10 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 591 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 577 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 93 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 93 | 16% |
| Researcher | 79 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 73 | 12% |
| Professor | 28 | 5% |
| Other | 93 | 16% |
| Unknown | 132 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 165 | 28% |
| Social Sciences | 105 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 16 | 3% |
| Other | 98 | 17% |
| Unknown | 156 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 795. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 March 2024.
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#392
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#107
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