@article{ref1,
title="Psychological vulnerabilities and propensities for involvement in violent extremism",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="2014",
author="Borum, Randy",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="286-305",
abstract="Research on the psychology of terrorism has argued against the idea that most terrorist behavior is caused by mental illness or by a terrorist personality. This article suggests an alternative line of inquiry - an individual psychology of terrorism that explores how otherwise normal mental states and processes, built on characteristic attitudes, dispositions, inclinations, and intentions, might affect a person's propensity for involvement with violent extremist groups and actions. It uses the concepts of &quot;mindset&quot; - a relatively enduring set of attitudes, dispositions, and inclinations - and worldview as the basis of a psychological &quot;climate,&quot; within which various vulnerabilities and propensities shape ideas and behaviors in ways that can increase the person's risk or likelihood of involvement in violent extremism. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2110",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2110"
}