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 …

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 …

The “Great Replacement” conspiracy: How the perceived ousting of Whites can evoke violent extremism and Islamophobia

M Obaidi, J Kunst, S Ozer… - Group Processes & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Increased immigration and demographic changes have not only resulted in political
pushback, but also in violent attacks against immigrants. Several recent terrorist attacks …

The general fault in our fault lines

K Ruggeri, B Većkalov, L Bojanić, TL Andersen… - Nature Human …, 2021 - nature.com
Pervading global narratives suggest that political polarization is increasing, yet the accuracy
of such group meta-perceptions has been drawn into question. A recent US study suggests …

Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure

M Obaidi, G Anjum, K Bierwiaczonek… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the psychological processes that drive violent extremism is a pressing global
issue. Across six studies, we demonstrate that perceived cultural threats lead to violent …

Romantic racism: How racial preferences (and beliefs about racial preferences) reinforce hierarchy in US interracial relationships.

SL Auelua-Toomey, SO Roberts - Cultural Diversity & Ethnic …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objectives: In the United States, the two most common interracial marriages are between
Asian women and White men, and between Black men and White women. Previous …

The way they see us: Examining the content, accuracy, and bias of metaperceptions held by Syrian refugees about the communities that host them

D Webber, E Molinario, K Jasko… - Personality and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Discourse about people seeking refuge from conflict varies considerably. To understand
what components of this discourse reach refugees the most, we examined refugees' …

Extreme reactions to globalization: Investigating indirect, longitudinal, and experimental effects of the globalization–radicalization nexus

S Ozer, M Obaidi, G Anjum - Personality and Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Radicalization—as a complex process of adopting extremist attitudes—includes
maladaptive responses to the transformative power of globalization. Globalization contains …

Mental health, well-being, and adolescent extremism: a machine learning study on risk and protective factors

EF Haghish, M Obaidi, T Strømme, T Bjørgo… - Research on Child and …, 2023 - Springer
We examined the relationship between adolescents' extremist attitudes with a multitude of
mental health, well-being, psycho-social, environmental, and lifestyle variables, using state …

Group membership and radicalization: A cross-national investigation of collective self-esteem underlying extremism

S Ozer, M Obaidi, S Pfattheicher - Group Processes & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Uncertainty, perceived threats, and a generally insecure life attachment have been
associated with endorsement of extremism. Furthermore, salient identification with a group …