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Internet, the great radicalizer? Exploring relationships between seeking for online extremist materials and cognitive radicalization in young adults
Computers in Human Behavior ( IF 8.957 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2020.106549
Thomas Frissen

Abstract Anecdotal evidence asserts that extremist materials on the internet play a decisive role in radicalization processes. However, due to a structural absence of empirical data in the current literature, it remains uncertain if—and to what extent—online extremist materials radicalize. Therefore, the approach of the current study was two-fold. First, we explored what types of online jihadist media are pro-actively sought and consumed by young adults. Second, we investigated if and how active exposure to online jihadist media is related to cognitive radicalization, whilst taking into account one's moral disengagement, prior involvement in petty crime, and socio-demographics. Cross-sectional data analyses within a sample of Belgian young adults (n = 1,872) show that beheading videos—the most violent and radical form of any of the jihadist materials under scrutiny—were most sought online (36%), but were, paradoxically, the least predictive for radicalization. On the contrary, the rather static jihadist magazines were sought by a small minority (10–11%) but were the most strongly associated with radicalization. A stepwise linear regression analysis and Structural Equation Model support our hypothesis that the process of cognitive radicalization is a complex, phasic trajectory from actively seeking out extremist materials to sympathies for violent political behaviors.

中文翻译:

互联网,伟大的激进分子?探索寻找在线极端主义材料与年轻人认知激进化之间的关系

摘要 轶事证据断言,互联网上的极端主义材料在激进化过程中起着决定性作用。然而,由于当前文献中缺乏经验数据的结构性缺失,在线极端主义材料是否以及在何种程度上激进化仍不确定。因此,当前研究的方法是双重的。首先,我们探讨了年轻人主动寻求和消费哪些类型的在线圣战媒体。其次,我们调查了积极接触在线圣战媒体是否以及如何与认知激进化相关,同时考虑到一个人的道德脱离、先前参与轻微犯罪和社会人口统计。比利时年轻人样本中的横断面数据分析(n = 1,872) 表明斩首视频——在任何受审查的圣战材料中最暴力和最激进的形式——在网上最受欢迎 (36%),但矛盾的是,对激进化的预测最少。相反,极少数(10-11%)寻求相当静态的圣战杂志,但与激进化联系最紧密。逐步线性回归分析和结构方程模型支持我们的假设,即认知激进化过程是一个复杂的阶段性轨迹,从积极寻找极端主义材料到同情暴力政治行为。极少数(10-11%)寻求相当静态的圣战杂志,但与激进化最密切相关。逐步线性回归分析和结构方程模型支持我们的假设,即认知激进化过程是一个复杂的阶段性轨迹,从积极寻找极端主义材料到同情暴力政治行为。极少数(10-11%)寻求相当静态的圣战杂志,但与激进化最密切相关。逐步线性回归分析和结构方程模型支持我们的假设,即认知激进化过程是一个复杂的阶段性轨迹,从积极寻找极端主义材料到同情暴力政治行为。
更新日期:2021-01-01
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