Do Counter-Narratives Reduce Support for ISIS? Yes, but Not for Their Target Audience.
ISIS
counter-narratives
need for closure
psychological reactance
violent extremism
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
25
02
2020
accepted:
27
04
2020
entrez:
14
7
2020
pubmed:
14
7
2020
medline:
14
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The purpose of this research is to experimentally test whether counter-narratives are effective to reduce people's support and willingness to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Integrating psychological reactance theory (Brehm, 1966) and need for closure (NFC; Kruglanski, 2004), we predicted that exposing people to counter-narratives when they are at greater risk of radicalization (high NFC individuals) would be counterproductive and enhance their support for ISIS. Participants (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32655429
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01059
pmc: PMC7325943
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1059Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Bélanger, Nisa, Schumpe, Gurmu, Williams and Putra.
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