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| Title |
Girl in the cellar: a repeated cross-sectional investigation of belief in conspiracy theories about the kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00297 |
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| Authors |
Stefan Stieger, Nora Gumhalter, Ulrich S. Tran, Martin Voracek, Viren Swami |
| Abstract |
The present study utilized a repeated cross-sectional survey design to examine belief in conspiracy theories about the abduction of Natascha Kampusch. At two time points (October 2009 and October 2011), participants drawn from independent cross-sections of the Austrian population (Time Point 1, N = 281; Time Point 2, N = 277) completed a novel measure of belief in conspiracy theories concerning the abduction of Kampusch, as well as measures of general conspiracist ideation, self-esteem, paranormal and superstitious beliefs, cognitive ability, and media exposure to the Kampusch case. Results indicated that although belief in the Kampusch conspiracy theory declined between testing periods, the effect size of the difference was small. In addition, belief in the Kampusch conspiracy theory was significantly predicted by general conspiracist ideation at both time points. The need to conduct further longitudinal tests of conspiracist ideation is emphasized in conclusion. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 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 | 2 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 90% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 68 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 67 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 18% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Professor | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 18% |
| Unknown | 10 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 40 | 59% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 10% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. 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 December 2021.
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#297
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