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New research challenges the idea of a 'vicious cycle' between psychological distress and conspiracy beliefs

A lot of research has been dedicated to understanding what makes people believe in conspiracies—and how they might be able to climb out of the rabbit hole again. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...
Newsweek

Distressed Americans More Likely To Take Action To Save the Planet

Americans experiencing psychological distress due to climate change are more likely to engage in collective action to address the issue, according to a new study in the journal npj Climate Action. The ...
News Medical

Climate change anxiety is pushing Americans toward collective climate action

Study: Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S. Image Credit: Triff / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal npj ...
The Conversation

Extreme psychological distress is a normal response to extreme events – here’s why it’s unhelpful to medicalise distress

Orla Muldoon receives funding from European Research Council (agreement 884927). My early TV viewing preferences were perhaps a clue that I’d make a career researching psychological trauma. I spent my ...
The Conversation

New research challenges the idea of a ‘vicious cycle’ between psychological distress and conspiracy beliefs

The following research is supported by the Marsden Fund, managed by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. This study was supported by the Marsden Fund, managed by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. A lot of ...