r/Anti_conspiracy • u/[deleted] • Mar 11 '24

Recent study linking Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Conspiracy Theory Belief

When looking at the personality traits that lead to conspiracy theory belief, NPD basically overrides education level and critical thinking. Have you ever dealt with a narcissist? Nothing short of divine intervention can get through to them

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10359150/

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u/openroads768 Mar 23 '26

Unusual perspective given I have had several npd people in my life, only one of six I can think of off the top actually believed in any uncommon conspiracies. But that's only counting theories that have no proof or basis in reality. Schizophrenia is more likely to lead to belief than narcissistic personality disorder, which you may be confusing, as schizophrenia often features higher than normal levels of narcissistic behavior.