Aleksandra Cichocka

Affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Kent
Research: Social psychology, conspiracy belief, group identity, narcissism

Aleksandra Cichocka is a social psychologist at the University of Kent specializing in the relationship between group identity, narcissism, and conspiracy-belief systems. Her research has examined how in-group narcissism and defensive identity concerns drive conspiracy-theory endorsement, particularly among members of groups experiencing status threat.

Papers in this wiki

• Douglas, Sutton & Cichocka (2017) — The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories (Current Directions in Psychological Science) — foundational review on epistemic, existential, and social motives underlying conspiracy belief.