Positive Associations Between Anomia and Intentions to Engage in Political Violence: Cross-Cultural Evidence From Four Countries

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dc.authoridGodefroidt, Amélie/0000-0002-5010-2860|Adam-troian, Jais/0000-0003-2285-4114|Varet, Florent/0000-0002-5248-3740|Dono, Marcos/0000-0002-6895-2433|Bonetto, Eric/0000-0002-0824-1103|Halabi, Slieman/0000-0002-8663-1473|Eadeh, Fade/0000-0001-8325-437X
dc.authorwosidAraujo, Marcos Vinícius/AAD-9233-2020
dc.authorwosidGodefroidt, Amélie/AAY-7234-2020
dc.authorwosidÇelebi, Elif/C-4730-2013
dc.authorwosidAdam-troian, Jais/ABC-7882-2020
dc.authorwosidVaret, Florent/ABB-2271-2021
dc.authorwosidDono, Marcos/AEI-8209-2022
dc.contributor.authorAdam-Troian, Jais
dc.contributor.authorBonetto, Eric
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorBaidada, Ouissam
dc.contributor.authorCelebi, Elif
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Marcos Dono
dc.contributor.authorEadeh, Fade
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:56:56Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:56:56Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPsychological research suggests that politically motivated violence (e.g., terrorism) partially stems from existential motives, and more specifically from individuals' need to achieve significance in life (SignifIcance Quest Theory [SQT]; Kruglanski et al., 2014). Interestingly, sociological research has established similar findings linking anomia-a syndrome including feelings of meaninglessness, powerlessness, isolation, self-estrangement and normlessness-with violent behavior. In line with SQT, the present contribution aimed to test for the first time if anomia could be linked with political violence. Results from a study conducted in four countries (Brazil, Turkey, Belgium, and France; N = 1,240) supported this hypothesis by revealing a consistent, small-to-medium-sized positive correlation between anomia and intentions to display political violence (r = .21, 95% CI [.14,.28]) among undergraduate samples. This link held across countries, independently of political ideology. These results highlight the theoretical and practical usefulness of considering the role of anomia in explaining violent political behavior. Public Significance Statement Politically motivated violence stems from various psychological motives such as the need to restore significance, meaning or control in one's life. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that anomia, a generalized feeling of being meaningless, powerless, isolated and alienated is linked with intentions to engage in political violence across cultures and political ideologies. Anomia may therefore constitute a single unifying psychological construct to study radicalization and violent extremism.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/pac0000385
dc.identifier.endpage223en_US
dc.identifier.issn1078-1919
dc.identifier.issn1532-7949
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage217en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000385
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/8916
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000533403800013en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmer Psychological Assocen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPeace and Conflict-Journal of Peace Psychologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAnomiaen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Violenceen_US
dc.subjectCross-Cultural Studyen_US
dc.subjectSignificance Questen_US
dc.subjectRadicalismen_US
dc.titlePositive Associations Between Anomia and Intentions to Engage in Political Violence: Cross-Cultural Evidence From Four Countriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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