"A community of unknowledge": A social-psychological model of the self-reinforcing cycle of social identity-driven willful ignorance and conspiracy beliefs.
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- 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193
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- 2026 Feb
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193,
title = {"A community of unknowledge": A social-psychological model of the self-reinforcing cycle of social identity-driven willful ignorance and conspiracy beliefs.},
author = {Gkinopoulos T and Kossowska M and Walther E},
year = {2026},
journal = {Current opinion in psychology},
doi = {10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193}
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TY - JOUR TI - "A community of unknowledge": A social-psychological model of the self-reinforcing cycle of social identity-driven willful ignorance and conspiracy beliefs. AU - Gkinopoulos T AU - Kossowska M AU - Walther E PY - 2026 JO - Current opinion in psychology DO - 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193 ER -
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T, G., M, K., & E, W. (2026). "A community of unknowledge": A social-psychological model of the self-reinforcing cycle of social identity-driven willful ignorance and conspiracy beliefs.. Current opinion in psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102193
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