Deciding to support violence: An empirical examination of systematic decision-making, activism, and support for political violence

Autor:	Michael H. Becker
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Empirical examination medicine Political violence Sample (statistics) medicine.symptom Impulsivity Psychology Law Social psychology
Zdroj:	Criminology & Criminal Justice. 21:669-686
ISSN:	1748-8966 1748-8958
DOI:	10.1177/1748895820914385
Popis:	This study examines how attitudes of activism and systematic decision-making are related to support for political violence. Using unique data from a randomly selected sample of undergraduate and graduate students ( N = 503), this study explores how activism, systematic decision-making, and political affiliation coincides with existing support for political violence. Among respondents, stronger support for activism and less systematic decision-making behavior was associated with support for political violence on one’s behalf. These results hold across models and suggest that in the United States, cognitive psychology and decision-making perspectives inform the decision to support political violence and in turn, should be considered in efforts to curb support for organizations which use political violence as a tactic.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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