Becoming a violent extremist: a General Need and Affect model of psychological variables

Violent extremism is associated with an intricately linked network of variables. Existing psychological models and research tend to either focus on specific forms of violent extremism or take a broad perspective. We propose an abstract model for the path towards violent extremism that allows for spe...

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Published inBehavioral sciences of terrorism and political aggression Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 429 - 447
Main Authors van den Berg, Helma, van Hemert, Dianne A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 02.10.2023
Taylor & Francis (UK)
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
applied safety and security research
Decision making
Extremism
Extremists
process model
Psychology
Radicalization
Simulation
Violence
Violent extremism
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Summary:Violent extremism is associated with an intricately linked network of variables. Existing psychological models and research tend to either focus on specific forms of violent extremism or take a broad perspective. We propose an abstract model for the path towards violent extremism that allows for specification when needed; the General Needs and Affect (GNA) process model. This model can be used by researchers to align research outcomes focusing on various forms of violent extremism but can also show practitioners which variables are more relevant for specific cases of violent extremism. We demonstrate how the GNA model can be used as a starting point for applications such as decision-making tools and data-collection methods and for hypothesis generation, intervention development, and simulation.
Bibliography:Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES OF TERRORISM AND POLITICAL AGGRESSION, Vol. 15, No. 4, Dec 2023, 429-447
ISSN:1943-4472
1943-4480
1943-4472
DOI:10.1080/19434472.2021.1986110