SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Search Results

Journal Article

Citation

Thomson ND, Kjaervik SL. J. Personal. Disord. 2024; 38(4): 350-367.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Guilford Publications)

DOI

10.1521/pedi.2024.38.4.350

PMID

39093634

Abstract

The escalating global concerns surrounding radicalization and violent extremism necessitate a comprehensive understanding and explanation. Identifying the risk factors associated with radicalism and violent extremism is critical to the development of risk assessment, prevention, and intervention strategies. It is imperative to distinguish these risks from civic responsibilities (i.e., activism) to safeguard individual rights. This study aims to examine the association between well-established risk factors for violence-personality disorder symptoms-and violent extremist attitudes, radicalism, and activism.

FINDINGS indicate that antisocial personality disorder symptoms were linked to violent extremist attitudes and radicalism, whereas obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms were related to activism. This suggests that obsessive-compulsive personality disorder may signify a readiness for legal and nonviolent political action; in contrast, antisocial personality disorder symptoms signify a readiness for extremist violence and illegal political action.


Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Adolescent; Young Adult; personality disorder; *Violence/psychology; Attitude; *Politics; activism; antisocial; Antisocial Personality Disorder/psychology; obsessive-compulsive; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/psychology; Personality Disorders/psychology; Political Activism; radicalism; violent extremism

NEW SEARCH


All SafetyLit records are available for automatic download to Zotero & Mendeley
Print