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flag A study of 995 people finds conspiracy beliefs stem from stable worldviews, not mental distress, challenging the idea that emotional health drives such beliefs.

flag A new study of 995 people across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK found little evidence that psychological distress causes conspiracy beliefs or that believing in conspiracies worsens distress over time. flag Instead, conspiracy beliefs appear to reflect stable worldviews rather than temporary emotional reactions. flag The findings, based on monthly surveys from September 2022 to February 2023, challenge the long-held "vicious cycle" theory and suggest that efforts to reduce conspiracy thinking should focus more on critical thinking and media literacy than on addressing mental health alone.

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