Just a decade ago, two psychologists, Swann, and Gómez, developed a new theoretical
framework to explain extreme pro‐group behaviors: identity fusion theory. Identity fusion …

Whether upheld as heroic or reviled as terrorism, people have been willing to lay down their
lives for the sake of their groups throughout history. Why? Previous theories of extreme self …

The objective of the present investigation was to conduct a systematic review of empirical
studies that have reported the use of identity fusion theory. The review followed guidelines …

We present a comprehensive identity fusion theory which revises and expands the original
version. As did the original theory, the revision maintains that fusion—a synergistic union of …

Identity fusion is traditionally conceptualized as innately parochial, with fused actors
motivated to commit acts of violence on out-groups. However, fusion's aggressive outcomes …

In Understanding Religion through Artificial Intelligence, Justin E. Lane looks at the reasons
why humans feel they are part of a religious group, despite often being removed from other …

The psychological mechanisms that lead terrorists to make costly sacrifices for their
ideological convictions are of great theoretical and practical importance. We investigate two …

Purpose Evidence shows that the least successful clubs have the most committed fans–
why? Here, we test the “shared-dysphoria-pathway-to-fusion”(SDPF) hypothesis that fans of …

Why does group loyalty sometimes take the form of cooperation or peaceful competition with
rival groups and, at other times, violent outgroup hostility? We approached this question …

Given the diverse backgrounds of people living in modern societies as well as the
international nature of cyber-terrorist threats, profiling the type of person behind cyber …