Dark and Peculiar The Key Features of Militant Extremist Thinking Pattern?
Abstract
Earlier research suggested that militant extremists could have certain aspects of psychopathic and psychotic characteristics. Relying on these studies, we investigated whether the Militant Extremist Mind-Set (MEM) could be explained by psychopathy, sadism, and Disintegration (psychosis proneness), as subclinical manifestations of amoral, antisocial, and psychotic-like traits. In Study 1 (306 undergraduate students), it was shown that sadistic and psychopathic tendencies were related to Proviolence (advocating violence as a means for achieving a goal): psychopathic and disintegrative tendencies were associated to the Vile World (belief in a world as a corrupted and vile place), while Disintegration was the best predictor of Divine Power (relying on supernatural forces as a rationale for extremist acts). In Study 2 (147 male convicts), these relations were largely replicated and broadened by including implicit emotional associations to violence in the study design. Thus, white Proviolenc...e was found to be related to a weakened negative emotional reaction to violent pictures, Vile World was found to be associated with stronger negative emotions as a response to violence. Furthermore, Proviolence was the only MEM factor clearly differentiating the sample of convicts from male students who participated in Study 1. Results help extend current understanding about personal characteristics related to militant extremism.
Keywords:
sadism / psychosis proneness / psychopathy / Militant Extremist Mind-Set / criminalitySource:
Journal of Individual Differences, 2019, 40, 2, 92-103Publisher:
- Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Gottingen
Funding / projects:
- Crime in Serbia: Phenomenology, Risks and Possibilities of Social Intervention (RS-47011)
- Identification, measurement and development of the cognitive and emotional competences important for a Europe-oriented society (RS-179018)
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000280
ISSN: 1614-0001
WoS: 000463582000004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85058643415
Institution/Community
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Međedović, Janko AU - Knežević, Goran PY - 2019 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2832 AB - Earlier research suggested that militant extremists could have certain aspects of psychopathic and psychotic characteristics. Relying on these studies, we investigated whether the Militant Extremist Mind-Set (MEM) could be explained by psychopathy, sadism, and Disintegration (psychosis proneness), as subclinical manifestations of amoral, antisocial, and psychotic-like traits. In Study 1 (306 undergraduate students), it was shown that sadistic and psychopathic tendencies were related to Proviolence (advocating violence as a means for achieving a goal): psychopathic and disintegrative tendencies were associated to the Vile World (belief in a world as a corrupted and vile place), while Disintegration was the best predictor of Divine Power (relying on supernatural forces as a rationale for extremist acts). In Study 2 (147 male convicts), these relations were largely replicated and broadened by including implicit emotional associations to violence in the study design. Thus, white Proviolence was found to be related to a weakened negative emotional reaction to violent pictures, Vile World was found to be associated with stronger negative emotions as a response to violence. Furthermore, Proviolence was the only MEM factor clearly differentiating the sample of convicts from male students who participated in Study 1. Results help extend current understanding about personal characteristics related to militant extremism. PB - Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Gottingen T2 - Journal of Individual Differences T1 - Dark and Peculiar The Key Features of Militant Extremist Thinking Pattern? EP - 103 IS - 2 SP - 92 VL - 40 DO - 10.1027/1614-0001/a000280 ER -
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Međedović, J.,& Knežević, G.. (2019). Dark and Peculiar The Key Features of Militant Extremist Thinking Pattern?. in Journal of Individual Differences Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, Gottingen., 40(2), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000280
Međedović J, Knežević G. Dark and Peculiar The Key Features of Militant Extremist Thinking Pattern?. in Journal of Individual Differences. 2019;40(2):92-103. doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000280 .
Međedović, Janko, Knežević, Goran, "Dark and Peculiar The Key Features of Militant Extremist Thinking Pattern?" in Journal of Individual Differences, 40, no. 2 (2019):92-103, https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000280 . .