Table 9.

Stepwise multiple regression results for gender conspiracy beliefs and conspiracy mentality with manipulation checks as independent variables. (n = 1823. GCB, gender conspiracy beliefs; CMQ, conspiracy mentality questionnaire; SDO, social dominance orientation. In step 1, we examined the impact of perceptions of men being a numerical minority, perceptions of men being a minority in terms of power and influence, SDO and political orientation on GCB and CMQ. In step 2, we entered the interaction terms between minority perceptions and SDO, and between minority perceptions and political orientation. p_h = Holm-corrected significance level.)

variable	model 1: GCB				model 2: CMQ
	B	β	s.e. B	ph	B	β	s.e. B	ph
step 1
constant	2.56	3.11	0.06	<0.001	6.15	7.05	0.14	<0.001
numerical minority	0.05	0.08	0.02	0.002	0.12	0.20	0.04	0.001
power minority	0.11	0.18	0.02	<0.001	0.13	0.22	0.04	<0.001
SDO	0.21	0.30	0.02	<0.001	0.18	0.26	0.04	<0.001
political orientationa	0.14	0.38	0.01	<0.001	0.09	0.25	0.02	<0.001
R2	0.39				0.08
step 2
constant	2.56	3.11	0.06	<0.001	6.16	7.06	0.14	<0.001
numerical minority	0.05	0.08	0.02	0.009	0.12	0.20	0.04	0.011
power minority	0.11	0.18	0.02	<0.001	0.13	0.22	0.04	0.007
SDO	0.18	0.29	0.05	<0.001	0.21	0.26	0.12	0.439
political orientationa	0.17	0.39	0.02	<0.001	0.09	0.25	0.06	0.549
numerical minority × SDO	−0.01	−0.02	0.01	>0.999	0.02	0.05	0.03	>0.999
numerical minority × political orientation	−0.01	−0.03	0.01	>0.999	−0.00	−0.02	0.02	>0.999
power minority × SDO	0.01	0.03	0.01	>0.999	−0.03	−0.06	0.03	>0.999
power minority × political orientation	0.00	−0.01	0.01	>0.999	0.00	0.02	0.02	>0.999
R2	0.39				0.09
ΔR2	0.00				0.01

^aHigher values indicate a more right-leaning political orientation.