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Political psychology

a desire to tear down the existing political order, which motivates sharing hostile political rumors regardless of belief in them.

In political psychology, need for chaos refers to a desire to tear down the existing political order, which motivates sharing hostile political rumors regardless of belief in them. This meaning comes from Petersen (2023) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

Petersen, M. B., Osmundsen, M., & Arceneaux, K. (2023). The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors. American Political Science Review, 117(4), 1486-1505. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055422001447

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