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Swami, V., & Furnham, A. (2014). Political Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories. In J. W. van Prooijen, & P. A. M. van Lange (Eds.), Power, Politics, and Paranoia (pp. 218-236). Cambridge University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139565417.016

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• TITLE: Hamas Conspiracy Theories: Personality and Demographic Correlates of Three Conspiracy Theories

  AUTHORS: Adrian Furnham

  KEYWORDS: Conspiracy Theory, Dark Triad, Demographics, Hamas/Israeli Conflict

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.17 No.2, February 3, 2026

  ABSTRACT: This paper attempted to advance the Conspiracy Theory (CT) literature in two ways. First, we devised a new CT measure concerning the Hamas/Israeli conflict (H/IC), which we correlated with two other CTs: a general, and health-related CT. Second, we assessed the Dark Tetrad traits in addition to demographic, ideological, self-esteem (SE), and Just World Belief (BJW) correlates on all three CTs. All CTs maintained acceptable alphas and were highly correlated 0.46 r CT mindset. Demographic (sex, education), political beliefs, Dark Tetrad traits (Narcissism, Psychopathology) and BJWs were significant in the regression onto H/IC. Implications and limitations are acknowledged.