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People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often by Williams, Matt N., Ling, Mathew, Kerr, John R., Hill, Stephen R., Marques, Mathew D., Mawson, Hollie, Clarke, Edward J. R.

“…Recent research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the antecedents and consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories…”
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Network analysis applied to post-concussion symptoms in two mild traumatic brain injury samples by Faulkner, Josh W, Theadom, Alice, Snell, Deborah L, Williams, Matt N

“…A latent disease explanation cannot exclusively explain post-concussion symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Network analysis offers an…”
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Will climate change increase or decrease suicide rates? The differing effects of geographical, seasonal, and irregular variation in temperature on suicide incidence by Williams, Matt N., Hill, Stephen R., Spicer, John

“…The effect of environmental temperature on suicide risk is an important issue given the increase in global temperatures expected over the following century…”
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The relationship between temperature and assault in New Zealand by Williams, Matt N., Hill, Stephen R., Spicer, John

“…A number of previous studies have reported a positive relationship between ambient temperature and the incidence of violent crimes such as assault. This has…”
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Conceptual replication of Seo (2008), “Self-efficacy as a mediator in the relationship between self-oriented perfectionism and academic procrastination” by Williams, Matt N., Edwards, Shoni R.

“…Introduction Self-oriented perfectionism is the tendency to set high standards for oneself and evaluate one’s behaviour accordingly. Based on a study of 692…”
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Democracy and belief in conspiracy theories in New Zealand by Marques, Mathew D., Hill, Stephen R., Clarke, Edward J. R., Williams, Matt N., Ling, Mathew, Kerr, John R., Douglas, Karen M., Cichocka, Aleksandra, Sibley, Chris G.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic supercharged the spread of fake news, misinformation, and conspiracy theories worldwide. Using a national probability sample of adults…”
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What Makes for the Most Intense Regrets? Comparing the Effects of Several Theoretical Predictors of Regret Intensity by Towers, Andy, Williams, Matt N, Hill, Stephen R, Philipp, Michael C, Flett, Ross

“…Several theories have been proposed to account for variation in the intensity of life regrets. Variables hypothesized to affect the intensity of regret…”
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Suicide Risk and Protective Factors: A Network Approach by Holman, Mikayla S., Williams, Matt N.

“…Suicide is a complex phenomenon, with numerous factors contributing to an individual's risk of suicide. The aim of the present study was to explore how risk…”
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Why are beliefs in different conspiracy theories positively correlated across individuals? Testing monological network versus unidimensional factor model explanations by Williams, Matt N., Marques, Mathew D., Hill, Stephen R., Kerr, John R., Ling, Mathew

“…A substantial minority of the public express belief in conspiracy theories. A robust phenomenon in this area is that people who believe one conspiracy theory…”
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Australasian Public Awareness and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Motivational Correlates by Marques, Mathew D., Ling, Mathew, Williams, Matt N., Kerr, John R., McLennan, Jim

“…Belief in conspiracies is not restricted to the fringe dwellers of society. International research suggests that such beliefs are quite common and that…”
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Inferences about the effect of lockdowns on mental health require causal identification strategies by Williams, Matt N, Hill, Stephen R

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Associations between conspiracism and the rejection of scientific innovations by Marques, Mathew D., Kerr, John R., Williams, Matt N., Ling, Mathew, McLennan, Jim

“…Public opinion regarding scientific developments such as genetically modified food can be mixed. We suggest such science-based technological innovations are…”
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Autism in Aotearoa: Is the RAADS-14 a Valid Tool for a New Zealand Population? by Kember, Sarah M., Williams, Matt N.

“…Screening measures for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are important tools for clinicians and researchers. However, where a measure developed and validated for…”
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What do Incoming University Students Believe About Open Science Practices in Psychology? by Beaudry, Jennifer L., Williams, Matt N., Philipp, Michael C., Kothe, Emily J.

“…Background Understanding students’ naive conceptions about the norms that guide scientific best practice is important so that teachers can adapt to students’…”
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Do hotter temperatures increase the incidence of self-harm hospitalisations? by Williams, Matt N., Hill, Stephen R., Spicer, John

“…A relationship between air temperature and the incidence of suicide has been established in a number of previous studies. Interestingly, the relationship…”
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The potential relationship between loot box spending, problem gambling, and obsessive-compulsive gamers by Garea, Shaun S, Sauer, James D, Hall, Lauren C, Williams, Matt N, Drummond, Aaron

“…Abstract Background and Aims Loot boxes are digital containers of randomised rewards available in many video games. Individuals with problem gambling…”
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Erratum to: Will climate change increase or decrease suicide rates? The differing effects of geographical, seasonal, and irregular variation in temperature on suicide incidence by Williams, Matt N., Hill, Stephen R., Spicer, John

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The Psychometric Properties of a Brief Version of the Systemizing Quotient by Veale, Jaimie F., Williams, Matt N.

“…The construct of systemizing - the drive to construct or understand systems - has an important role in the Extreme Male Brain theory of autism. While a brief…”
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Mindfulness as practice: A network analysis of FMI data by Smith, Joseph H., Kempton, Heather M., Williams, Matt N., Ommen, Clifford

“…Mindfulness research implicitly conceives of mindfulness as an identifiable real ‘thing’ that exists beyond what is directly observed. Recently, a new…”
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Using Bayes Factors to Test Hypotheses in Developmental Research by Williams, Matt N, Bååth, Rasmus A, Philipp, Michael C

“…This article discusses the concept of Bayes factors as inferential tools that can serve as an alternative to null hypothesis significance testing in the…”
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