Summary:
- This study found a link between people's sense of victimhood and their tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. The more people felt like victims, the more likely they were to endorse conspiracy beliefs.
- The researchers surveyed over 5,000 participants from 26 different countries and found this relationship held true across diverse cultural and political contexts.
- The findings suggest that a perceived sense of victimhood may lead people to seek out explanations that attribute their problems to the actions of powerful groups or individuals, even if those explanations are not supported by evidence.