Busra Elif YelbuzEcesu MadanSinan AlperAlper, SinanMadan, EcesuYelbuz, Büşra Elif2025-10-0620221930-297510.1017/S19302975000089132-s2.0-85135193947http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1930297500008913https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/5807https://doi.org/10.1017/S1930297500008913One of the many established predictors of conspiracy beliefs is reflective thinking but no meta-analysis so far has examined this relationship. In the current meta-analysis of published and unpublished correlational data (145 samples 181 effect sizes) we found a significant negative association between reflective thinking and conspiracy beliefs with a medium-level effect size (r = -.189). Similar levels of correlations were found across different types of measures (self-report vs. performance-based) and conspiracy beliefs (generic vs. specific). Further no evidence suggested publication bias in this body of work. Suggestions for future research are discussed.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessanalytical, conspiracy, intuitive, meta-analysis, reflectiveCOGNITIVE REFLECTION, STYLE, BIAS, MENTALITY, KNOWLEDGE, VACCINE, FACETSMeta-analysisConspiracyAnalyticalReflectiveIntuitiveArticle