Cognitive and behavioral radicalization: A systematic review of the putative risk and protective factors

M Wolfowicz, Y Litmanovitz… - Campbell Systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Two of the most central questions in radicalization research are,(1) why do
some individuals radicalize when most of those from the same groups or exposed to similar …

A field-wide systematic review and meta-analysis of putative risk and protective factors for radicalization outcomes

M Wolfowicz, Y Litmanovitz, D Weisburd… - Journal of quantitative …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives This systematic review sought to collate and synthesize the risk and protective
factors for different outcomes of radicalization. We aimed to firstly quantify the effects of all …

Conspiracy beliefs and violent extremist intentions: The contingent effects of self-efficacy, self-control and law-related morality

B Rottweiler, P Gill - Terrorism and Political Violence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study analyzes the effects of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions. More
specifically, we investigate whether the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and violent …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding violent extremism in the 21st century: the (re) emerging role of relative deprivation

JR Kunst, M Obaidi - Current opinion in psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, the world has experienced a wave of violent protest, and in particular Islamist and
right-wing extremism have become increasing challenges for many societies. We argue that …

Living under threat: Mutual threat perception drives anti‐Muslim and anti‐Western hostility in the age of terrorism

M Obaidi, JR Kunst, N Kteily… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This research demonstrates a common psychology of outgroup hostility driven by perceived
intergroup threat among three groups and seven cultural contexts: non‐Muslim Westerners …

it's about hate: approval of Donald Trump, racism, xenophobia and support for political violence

J Piazza, N Van Doren - American Politics Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Is approval of Donald J. Trump associated with support for political violence? If so, what
explains the link between Trump approval and political violence? Using an original …

Intergroup emotions theory: Production, regulation, and modification of group-based emotions

DM Mackie, ER Smith - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2018 - Elsevier
Emotions are a ubiquitous aspect of interaction between groups. As described in Intergroup
Emotions Theory (IET; Mackie, Devos, & Smith, 2000; Smith, 1993), intergroup emotions are …

Group-based relative deprivation explains endorsement of extremism among Western-born Muslims

M Obaidi, R Bergh, N Akrami… - Psychological …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Although jihadist threats are regarded as foreign, most Islamist terror attacks in Europe and
the United States have been orchestrated by Muslims born and raised in Western societies …

Dimensions of religiousness and their connection to racial, ethnic, and atheist prejudices

WC Rowatt, RL Al-Kire - Current opinion in psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article, we review the most recent empirical research about the psychology of religion
and intergroup prejudices based on race/ethnicity or religious identification. We highlight …

Who endorses group-based violence?

J Lindström, R Bergh, N Akrami… - Group Processes & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Collective action is often equated with progressive politics, but are there aspects of group
mobilisations that generalise across contexts? We examine general social and personality …