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
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

1059

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Bélanger, Nisa, Schumpe, Gurmu, Williams and Putra.

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Auteurs

Jocelyn J Bélanger (JJ)

Department of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Claudia F Nisa (CF)

Department of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Birga M Schumpe (BM)

Department of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Tsion Gurmu (T)

Department of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Michael J Williams (MJ)

Department of Psychology, American University in the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Idhamsyah Eka Putra (IE)

Department of Psychology, Persada Indonesia University, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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