Paul Bertin
@paulbertin.bsky.social
Junior lecturer at UNIL (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Conspiracy beliefs, meta-psychology, sports fandom
Conspiracy beliefs, meta-psychology, sports fandom
Shout-out to the best possible team of co-authors: Elisa Tognon, @kenzonera.bsky.social, @rritabajraktari.bsky.social, Vincent Yzerbyt, @olivierklein.bsky.social, and Klein Pit (who originally started this project).
OA here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
OA here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The Impact of Freedom of Speech on Conspiracy Beliefs
Conspiracy beliefs are often portrayed as a threat to democracies. However, less is known about the extent to which the state of democracy may affect conspiracy beliefs. Hence, we investigated the im...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Shout-out to the best possible team of co-authors: Elisa Tognon, @kenzonera.bsky.social, @rritabajraktari.bsky.social, Vincent Yzerbyt, @olivierklein.bsky.social, and Klein Pit (who originally started this project).
OA here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
OA here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We found robust evidence that lower freedom of speech increases conspiracy beliefs.
This effect was consistent across contexts and held even when controlling for perceived levels of democracy, highlighting the specific nature of this relationship.
This effect was consistent across contexts and held even when controlling for perceived levels of democracy, highlighting the specific nature of this relationship.
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We found robust evidence that lower freedom of speech increases conspiracy beliefs.
This effect was consistent across contexts and held even when controlling for perceived levels of democracy, highlighting the specific nature of this relationship.
This effect was consistent across contexts and held even when controlling for perceived levels of democracy, highlighting the specific nature of this relationship.
This trilemma may have detrimental consequences for open science practices, turning them into a form of virtue signalling that compensates for low transparency.
To learn more about the trilemma, its consequences, and potential solutions to alleviate its pressure, check out the open-access article:
To learn more about the trilemma, its consequences, and potential solutions to alleviate its pressure, check out the open-access article:
Novelty, Consistency, Transparency: The Trilemma of Psychological Sciences and its Consequences on Open Science Practices | International Review of Social Psychology
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March 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This trilemma may have detrimental consequences for open science practices, turning them into a form of virtue signalling that compensates for low transparency.
To learn more about the trilemma, its consequences, and potential solutions to alleviate its pressure, check out the open-access article:
To learn more about the trilemma, its consequences, and potential solutions to alleviate its pressure, check out the open-access article:
S/O to YouTubers (Wiloo, Les Outsiderz) and @lequipedusoir.bsky.social journalists (l'immense et regretté Didier Roustan, Guillaume Dufy, Philippe Sanfourche) who shared our survey.
Thanks also to @olivierklein.bsky.social for his help in designing nice figures!
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thanks also to @olivierklein.bsky.social for his help in designing nice figures!
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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February 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
S/O to YouTubers (Wiloo, Les Outsiderz) and @lequipedusoir.bsky.social journalists (l'immense et regretté Didier Roustan, Guillaume Dufy, Philippe Sanfourche) who shared our survey.
Thanks also to @olivierklein.bsky.social for his help in designing nice figures!
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thanks also to @olivierklein.bsky.social for his help in designing nice figures!
Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...
Boycott behaviors may be hard for sports fans to maintain due to the lack of alternative products.
Ultimately, boycott may reflect low fandom rather than high political engagement.
In the end, lasting boycotters may be those uninterested in sports events, making the boycott poorly consequential.
Ultimately, boycott may reflect low fandom rather than high political engagement.
In the end, lasting boycotters may be those uninterested in sports events, making the boycott poorly consequential.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Boycott behaviors may be hard for sports fans to maintain due to the lack of alternative products.
Ultimately, boycott may reflect low fandom rather than high political engagement.
In the end, lasting boycotters may be those uninterested in sports events, making the boycott poorly consequential.
Ultimately, boycott may reflect low fandom rather than high political engagement.
In the end, lasting boycotters may be those uninterested in sports events, making the boycott poorly consequential.
Even more puzzling was the finding that this decrease occurred regardless of French fans' political concerns about minorities and environmental issues—the best predictors of boycott intentions.
In other words, politicized fans struggled to maintain the boycott.
In other words, politicized fans struggled to maintain the boycott.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Even more puzzling was the finding that this decrease occurred regardless of French fans' political concerns about minorities and environmental issues—the best predictors of boycott intentions.
In other words, politicized fans struggled to maintain the boycott.
In other words, politicized fans struggled to maintain the boycott.
Then, we compared fans' intentions before the WC with their actual boycott behavior after the tournament.
We observed a decrease in all countries, but it was only significant in France—likely due to limited statistical power in other countries and the strong performance of the French team.
We observed a decrease in all countries, but it was only significant in France—likely due to limited statistical power in other countries and the strong performance of the French team.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Then, we compared fans' intentions before the WC with their actual boycott behavior after the tournament.
We observed a decrease in all countries, but it was only significant in France—likely due to limited statistical power in other countries and the strong performance of the French team.
We observed a decrease in all countries, but it was only significant in France—likely due to limited statistical power in other countries and the strong performance of the French team.
We investigated boycott intentions in France, Belgium, Canada, and Switzerland (N = 1,635).
Boycott intentions were tied to concerns about environmental and minority issues.
Rejection of the boycott was best predicted by strong identification with the team and enjoying football’s aesthetic appeal.
Boycott intentions were tied to concerns about environmental and minority issues.
Rejection of the boycott was best predicted by strong identification with the team and enjoying football’s aesthetic appeal.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We investigated boycott intentions in France, Belgium, Canada, and Switzerland (N = 1,635).
Boycott intentions were tied to concerns about environmental and minority issues.
Rejection of the boycott was best predicted by strong identification with the team and enjoying football’s aesthetic appeal.
Boycott intentions were tied to concerns about environmental and minority issues.
Rejection of the boycott was best predicted by strong identification with the team and enjoying football’s aesthetic appeal.