自闭症和非自闭症个体的阴谋思维
Sanne Roels1, Sander Begeer1, Anke M Scheeren1
1Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Cognitive neuropsychiatry
|September 10, 2024
概括
与一般人群相比,自闭症成年人的阴谋思维并不不同. 这项研究发现自闭症既不是相信阴谋论的风险因素,也不是相信阴谋论的保护因素.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
背景情况:
- 阴谋论在不同文化中普遍存在,不仅仅与心理健康状况有关.
- 之前的研究经常将阴谋论信仰与心理健康联系在一起,但最近的发现表明人口中更广泛的流行.
- 这项研究调查了阴谋心态作为自闭症成年人的一般性倾向,与一般人群相比.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定自闭症成年人与一般人口样本相比,是否表现出不同程度的阴谋思维.
- 评估自闭症特征是否影响一般倾向于相信阴谋论的倾向.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及自闭症样本 (n=682) 和普通人口样本 (n=4358) 的比较研究.
- 用验证的阴谋心态问卷 (CMQ) 评估阴谋心态.
- 统计分析涉及单向ANCOVA,控制年龄,性别,教育和种族.
主要成果:
- 在自闭症和一般人口样本之间,在阴谋思维方面没有发现显著差异.
- 对人口统计因素进行控制的分析,包括年龄,性别,教育水平和种族.
结论:
- 自闭症或自闭特征并不能预测阴谋思维.
- 自闭症并未被确定为阴谋思维的风险因素或保护因素.
- 这些发现挑战了将自闭症与阴谋论倾向联系在一起的假设.
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