Psychopathology in female offenders of terrorism and violent extremism: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 IntroductionTerrorism and violent extremism are major social threats worldwide and are committed not only by men but also by women. Previous research has shown indications of psychopathology, among other personal and contextual factors, as a potential ...
Sadaf Rakhshandehroo +6 more
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Radicalization and violent extremism depend on envy; conspiracy ideation, sometimes [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Emotions are conspicuous components of radicalization, violent extremism, and conspiracy ideation. Of the emotions studied for their contribution to those social pathologies, envy has been relatively unexplored.
Michael Moncrieff +2 more
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Individual Differences in Personality Moderate the Effects of Perceived Group Deprivation on Violent Extremism: Evidence From a United Kingdom Nationally Representative Survey [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Numerous studies argue that perceived group deprivation is a risk factor for radicalization and violent extremism. Yet, the vast majority of individuals, who experience such circumstances do not become radicalized.
Bettina Rottweiler, Paul Gill
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PROTOCOL: Police programs that seek to increase community connectedness for reducing violent extremism behaviour, attitudes and beliefs [PDF]
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2020 Community engagement and connectedness are identified as potential mitigating factors for those at risk of engaging in violent extremism. Police have a critical role in promoting social inclusion and social connectedness and thereby preventing violent ...
Lorraine Mazerolle +5 more
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What should global mental health do about violent extremism? [PDF]
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2019 To prevent radicalization to violence and to rehabilitate returned foreign terrorist fighters, new programs which go by the name of ‘preventing and countering violent extremism’ are being implemented globally, including in low- and middle-income ...
S. Weine, S. Kansal
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Misuse of charitable giving to finance violent extremism; A futuristic actions study amidst COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2021 The purpose of the study is to explore the shadow economy of violent extremism through charity lenses and factors associated with misuse of charitable giving in a global financial system.
Muhammad Akram, Asim Nasar, Abid Rehman
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Cognitive mechanisms in violent extremism
Cognition, 2019 This paper considers the cognitive underpinnings of violent extremism. We conceptualize extremism as stemming from a motivational imbalance in which a given need "crowds out" other needs and liberates behavior from their constraints. In the case of violent extremism, the dominant need in question is the quest for personal significance and the liberated
Ewa Szumowska +2 more
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Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023 Milan Obaidi +2 more
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NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability, 2022 The post-Cold War era witnessed a significant increase in the size and scope of peace operations. However, the role and purpose of peace operations have not received commensurate attention within the intellectual context of theories of international ...
Inam-ur-Rehman Malik, Ayesha Khalid
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Women in Violent Extremism in Sweden
Proceedings, 2021 This presentation summarizes a register-based study on women who have been identified as belonging to three violent extremist milieus in Sweden: violent Islamic, violent far-right, and violent far-left extremism.
Hernan Mondani +4 more
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