Quest for significance and violent extremism : the case of domestic radicalization

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punktacja MNiSW [2017 A]: 40

title:	Quest for significance and violent extremism : the case of domestic radicalization
author:	Jaśko Katarzyna , LaFree Gary, Kruglanski Arie
journal title:	Political Psychology
volume:	38
issue:	5
date of publication :	2017
pages:	815-831
ISSN:	0162-895X
eISSN:	1467-9221
DOI:	10.1111/pops.12376
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	In the present study, we applied the quest for signiﬁcance model of radicalization to explain the use of politicalviolence. According to the model, when people experience loss of personal signiﬁcance (e.g., due to socialrejection, achievement failures, or abuse) the motivation to restore signiﬁcance may push them toward the useof extreme means. We tested this prediction in a sample of individuals who have committed ideologicallymotivated crimes in the United States (n 5 1496). We found that experiences of economic and social loss ofsigniﬁcance were separate and positive predictors related to the use of violence by perpetrators ofideologically motivated crimes. We also found evidence that the presence of radicalized others (friends but notfamily members) in the individuals’ social network increased their likelihood of using violence.
keywords in English:	ideological extremism, loss of signiﬁcance, homegrown terrorism, violence
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper