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Karen M. Douglas is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within social sciences and psychology, with a particular focus on the study of misinformation and its impacts. Their work also addresses topics related to moral and emotional judgment, COVID-19 and mental health, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, media influence on health, and behavioral health interventions.

The scientist's publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response (2020), published in Nature Human Behaviour
  • COVID-19 conspiracy theories (2021), published in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Cultural orientation, power, belief in conspiracy theories, and intentions to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (2020), published in British Journal of Social Psychology
  • Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries (2022), published in Nature Human Behaviour
  • What Are Conspiracy Theories? A Definitional Approach to Their Correlates, Consequences, and Communication (2022), published in Annual Review of Psychology

The scientist has published extensively in several key academic journals, including:

  • European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • British Journal of Social Psychology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in their work include Robbie M. Sutton, Anna Kende, Antonio Pierro, Veljko Jovanović, and Erica Molinario, reflecting a pattern of ongoing partnership and interdisciplinary engagement.

Their main fields of study are the social sciences with an emphasis on psychology, delving deeper into subfields such as sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, clinical psychology, and health. This multifaceted approach supports a comprehensive investigation of how social and psychological factors interact in various domains.

Best Publications

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro

  • Understanding Conspiracy Theories

    Karen M. Douglas;Joseph E. Uscinski;Robbie M. Sutton;Aleksandra Cichocka

  • The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories.

    Karen M. Douglas;Robbie M. Sutton;Aleksandra Cichocka

  • The effects of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on vaccination intentions.

    Daniel Jolley;Karen M. Douglas

  • How phubbing becomes the norm

    Varoth Chotpitayasunondh;Karen M. Douglas

  • Dead and Alive: Beliefs in Contradictory Conspiracy Theories

    Michael J. Wood;Karen M. Douglas;Robbie M. Sutton

  • Conspiracy theories as part of history: The role of societal crisis situations

    Jan Willem van Prooijen;Karen M. Douglas

  • The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases intentions to engage in politics and to reduce one's carbon footprint

    Daniel Jolley;Karen M. Douglas

  • The effects of "phubbing" on social interaction

    Varoth Chotpitayasunondh;Karen M. Douglas

  • Belief in conspiracy theories: Basic principles of an emerging research domain

    Jan Willem van Prooijen;Karen M. Douglas

  • Someone is pulling the strings:hypersensitive agency detection and belief in conspiracy theories

    Karen M. Douglas;Robbie M. Sutton;Mitchell J. Callan;Rael J. Dawtry

  • Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

    Daniel Jolley;Karen M. Douglas

  • Identifiability and self‐presentation: Computer‐mediated communication and intergroup interaction

    Karen M. Douglas;Craig McGarty

  • COVID-19 conspiracy theories

    Karen M. Douglas

  • Trust in government regarding COVID-19 and its associations with preventive health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the pandemic: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

    Qing Han;Bang Zheng;Mioara Cristea;Maximilian Agostini

  • Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural

    Jan Willem van Prooijen;Karen M. Douglas;Clara De Inocencio;Clara De Inocencio

  • Cultural orientation, power, belief in conspiracy theories, and intentions to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

    Mikey Biddlestone;Ricky Green;Karen M. Douglas

  • The hidden impact of conspiracy theories: perceived and actual influence of theories surrounding the death of Princess Diana.

    Karen M. Douglas;Robbie M. Sutton

  • Justice for all, or just for me? More evidence of the importance of the self-other distinction in just-world beliefs

    Robbie M. Sutton;Karen M. Douglas

  • Does it take one to know one? Endorsement of conspiracy theories is influenced by personal willingness to conspire

    Karen M. Douglas;Robbie M. Sutton

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbie M. Sutton
Robbie M. Sutton University of Kent
Craig McGarty
Craig McGarty Western Sydney University
Matthew J. Hornsey
Matthew J. Hornsey University of Queensland
Olivier Klein
Olivier Klein Université Libre de Bruxelles
Jocelyn J. Bélanger
Jocelyn J. Bélanger New York University
Edward P. Lemay
Edward P. Lemay University of Maryland, College Park
Jan-Willem van Prooijen
Jan-Willem van Prooijen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ángel Gómez
Ángel Gómez National University of Distance Education
Bertus F. Jeronimus
Bertus F. Jeronimus University of Groningen
Winnifred R. Louis
Winnifred R. Louis University of Queensland

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