RT Article
T1 QAnon Beliefs, Political Radicalization and Support for January 6th Insurrection: A Gendered Perspective
JF Terrorism and political violence
VO 36
IS 7
SP 962
OP 981
A1 Moskalenko, Sophia
A2 Pavlović, Tomislav
A2 Burton, Brett
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1902694252
AB This study measured political radicalization and support for the January 6th riot alongside a measure of QAnon conspiracy beliefs in an online survey of 429 U.S.-based participants. The study aimed to investigate how conspiracy theories associated with the QAnon movement relate to support for the January 6th Capitol Hill riot and political radicalization, as well as explore the contribution of the Big 5 personality traits. Additionally, the study explored the gender dimension of QAnon-related radicalization. Belief in QAnon conspiracy theories correlated with intentions for radical political action, and with support for the January 6th insurrection. Agreeableness negatively correlated with QAnon beliefs. In our sample, more women reported believing QAnon conspiracy theories, and their average endorsement of QAnon conspiracies was higher than that of men. In women in our study, support for January 6th riot was positively related to Openness to Experiences, and activism and radicalism were positively related to extraversion; these relationships were reversed among men. These gender differences suggest a different psychology underlying QAnon’s appeal for men versus women, and radicalization stemming from beliefs in QAnon conspiracy theories.
K1 Personality
K1 Big 5
K1 Gender
K1 January 6th
K1 Radicalization
K1 Conspiracy Theories
K1 QAnon
DO 10.1080/09546553.2023.2236230