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From the article: A new study [published](https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70002) in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology finds that economic hardship and a sense of societal decline can contribute to hostile attitudes toward immigrants—especially non-European immigrants—by encouraging belief in conspiracy theories. Across six studies, the researchers found that people who experienced or perceived themselves to be economically disadvantaged were more likely to feel that their society was breaking down. This feeling, known as anomie, was strongly linked to belief in anti-immigrant conspiracy theories and, in turn, to support for discriminatory policies, nonviolent protest, and even violence.

The researchers behind the new study set out to understand the psychological pathways that might explain why anti-immigrant attitudes are rising in countries like the United Kingdom. Previous studies have shown that conspiracy theories often flourish during times of uncertainty and social fragmentation, and that economic stress can fuel resentment and mistrust.

But no research had yet tested whether these factors combine to foster anti-immigrant conspiracy thinking, particularly toward groups portrayed as culturally distant. The authors designed a series of experiments and surveys to test whether economic hardship increases feelings of anomie, which in turn make people more receptive to conspiracy narratives that blame immigrants for society’s problems.

“This project emerged from a partnership with Social Justice Ireland, an independent think tank,” explained Daniel Jolley, an associate professor at the University of Nottingham. “In both Ireland and the United Kingdom, attacks on non-European immigrants were becoming more frequent. We wanted to understand the deeper psychological drivers of this hostility, going beyond surface-level attitudes. Through a collaborative process, we investigated how economic hardship and feelings of societal breakdown (anomie) might fuel conspiracy beliefs about immigrants – and how these beliefs can escalate into violent intentions.”

Worsening economic conditions fuel anti everything beliefs. I hope they controlled for that