Uncertainty, perceived threats, and a generally insecure life attachment have been associated with endorsement of extremism. Furthermore, salient identification with a group can influence radicalized ways of addressing insecure life attachment through an established and sometimes extreme worldview and ideology. In the present study, we replicated the finding that an insecure life attachment is associated with a higher degree of extremism endorsement. Furthermore, we found similarities and differences in how this association was influenced by various aspects of group membership across dissimilar contexts and among majority and minority groups (e.g., Muslims and non-Muslims) from Denmark (n = 223), India (n = 147), and the United Kingdom (n = 225). Consequently, our results indicate that general social psychological processes underlie radicalization and that different aspects of collective self-esteem can be central promoting or mitigating factors. Overall, our findings suggest an important interplay among life attachment, collective self-esteem, and extremism across Western and non-Western majority and minority groups.

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群体成员和激进化：对极端主义背后的集体自尊的跨国调查

不确定性、感知到的威胁和普遍不安全的生活依恋与支持极端主义有关。此外，对一个群体的显着认同会影响通过既定的、有时是极端的世界观和意识形态来解决不安全的生活依恋的激进方式。在本研究中，我们重复了一个发现，即不安全的生活依恋与更高程度的极端主义认可有关。此外，我们发现这种关联在不同背景下以及来自丹麦（n = 223）、印度（n = 147）的多数和少数群体（例如穆斯林和非穆斯林）之间如何受到团体成员的各个方面影响的异同。 ) 和英国 (n = 225)。最后，我们的结果表明，一般的社会心理过程是激进化的基础，集体自尊的不同方面可能是主要的促进或减轻因素。总体而言，我们的研究结果表明，西方和非西方多数和少数群体的生活依恋、集体自尊和极端主义之间存在重要的相互作用。