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| Title |
Measuring adolescents’ beliefs in conspiracy theories: Development and validation of the Adolescent Conspiracy Beliefs Questionnaire (ACBQ)
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| Published in |
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, February 2021
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| DOI | 10.1111/bjdp.12368 |
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| Authors |
Daniel Jolley, Karen M. Douglas, Yvonne Skipper, Eleanor Thomas, Darel Cookson |
| Abstract |
Four studies (total n = 961) developed and validated the Adolescent Conspiracy Beliefs Questionnaire (ACBQ). Initial items were developed in collaboration with teachers. An exploratory factor analysis (Study 1, n = 208, aged 11-14) and a student focus group (N = 3, aged 11) enabled us to establish the factor structure of a 9-item scale. This was replicated via confirmatory factor analysis in Study 2 (N = 178, aged 11-17), and the scale displayed good convergent (i.e., relationship with paranoia and mistrust) and discriminant validity (i.e., no relationship with extraversion). Study 3a (N = 257) further tested convergent validity with a sample of 18-year-olds (i.e., relationship with adult-validated measures of conspiracy beliefs) and demonstrated strong test-retest reliability. Study 3b (N = 318) replicated these findings with a mixed-age adult sample. The ACBQ will allow researchers to explore the psychological antecedents and consequences of conspiracy thinking in young populations. |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 92 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 22 | 24% |
| United States | 6 | 7% |
| Japan | 4 | 4% |
| Belgium | 3 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 45 | 49% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 62 | 67% |
| Scientists | 20 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 85 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 85 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Researcher | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 21 | 25% |
| Unknown | 26 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 33 | 39% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 31 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 571. 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 17 July 2023.
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