WHY CONSPIRACY THEORISTS ARE NOT ALWAYS PARANOID: CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND PARANOIA FORM SEPARATE FACTORS WITH DISTINCT PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS.

Why conspiracy theorists are not always paranoid: Conspiracy theories and paranoia form separate factors with distinct psychological predictors.

Paranoia and belief in conspiracy theories both involve suspiciousness about the intentions of others but have rarely been studied together.In three studies, weleda skin food 75ml best price one with a mainly student sample (N = 496) and two with more representative UK population samples (N = 1,519, N = 638) we compared single and two-factor models

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Acceptability and appropriateness of a clinical pathway for managing anxiety and depression in cancer patients: a mixed methods study of staff perspectives

Abstract Background Clinical pathways (CPs) can improve health outcomes, but to be sustainable, must be deemed acceptable and appropriate by staff.A CP for screening and management of anxiety and depression in cancer patients (the ADAPT CP) was implemented in 12 Australian oncology services for 12 months, within a cluster randomised controlled tria

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A Theory of Guilt Appeals: A Review Showing the Importance of Investigating Cognitive Processes as Mediators between Emotion and Behavior

Guilt appeals in the field of persuasion are quite common.However, the effectiveness of these messages is sometimes ambivalent.It is widely acknowledged that guilt leads people to engage into prosocial behaviors, but the effects of guilt can also be counter-productive (e.g., reactance-like effects).We argue that the explanations for these contradic

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