Different Strokes for Different Folks: The Role of Psychological Needs and Other Risk Factors in Early Radicalisation

Autor/inn/en	Macdougall, Alex I.; van der Veen, Jaap; Feddes, Allard R.; Nickolson, Lars; Doosje, Bertjan
Titel	Different Strokes for Different Folks: The Role of Psychological Needs and Other Risk Factors in Early Radicalisation
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Science, 12 (2018) 1-2, S.37-50 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2192-001X
Schlagwörter	Ideology; Violence; Political Attitudes; Social Influences; Social Bias; Identification (Psychology); Adults; Psychological Patterns; At Risk Persons; Needs; Justice; Social Status; Foreign Countries; Netherlands; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ideologie; Gewalt; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Sozialer Einfluss; Risikogruppe; Grundbedürfnis; Gerechtigkeit; Sozialer Status; Ausland; Niederlande; USA
Abstract	Radicalising individuals gradually accept violence as legitimate to instigate political and/or societal changes. In two studies, we investigate the beginning phase of the radicalisation process. We examine whether different trajectories into radicalism can be distinguished based on underlying needs, related to identity, injustice, sensation, or significance. Study 1 (N= 179, M[subscript age] = 37.6, SD[subscript age] = 12.1, Range[subscript age] 19-75 years, 46.4% female) investigated the relation between these psychological needs and risk factors of radicalisation such as relative deprivation. Study 2 (N= 183, M[subscript age] = 27.2, SD[subscript age] = 12.0, Range[subscript age] 18-81 years, 53.0% female) examined whether individuals are attracted to organisations that cater to their own psychological needs, and whether individuals who are thought to be more at risk indeed support violent organisations to a greater extent. Findings indicate that individuals with stronger desires for justice and status are attracted to organisations that can gratify such desires. In addition, at-risk individuals indeed support violent organisations to a greater extent. The implications of these findings for future research and government policy are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01