Accepting relationships with out-group members model new identity structures for exiting extremists.

Evidence

In this way, the transgressive relationship can offer an alternative or contrasting possibility, not only of reality, but of the very fundamental structures of identity. For instance, participants described not only “respect” in the transgressive relationships, but also “compassion,” and “non-judgmentalness.” Hence, transgressive relationships were “breaking” relationships that simultaneously modeled new ways of being for participants. — Amy Fisher-Smith, Charles R. Sullivan, John D. Macready, and Geoffrey Manzi, Identity Reconfiguration and the Core…, 475

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Disengagement from extremism is a recursive process, not a linear one. — Amy Fisher-Smith, Charles R. Sullivan, John D. Macready, and Geoffrey Manzi, Identity Reconfiguration and the Core…, 320; Effective exit relationships shift former extremists toward inclusive we-frameworks — Amy Fisher-Smith, Charles R. Sullivan, John D. Macready, and Geoffrey Manzi, Identity Reconfiguration and the Core…, 630; Some identity needs reduce rather than increase violent extremism — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 253 (+4 more)

Related

• Effective exit relationships shift former extremists toward inclusive we-frameworks (similarity 0.87)
• Ingroup-outgroup pairing, not either alone, drives identity shifts (similarity 0.86)
• Disengagement from extremism is a recursive process, not a linear one. (similarity 0.84)
• A common group identity mediates contact’s bias reduction rather than merely aiding it (similarity 0.82)
• Contact with one out-group improves attitudes toward unrelated out-groups (similarity 0.81)
• Some identity needs reduce rather than increase violent extremism (similarity 0.81)
• Social identity complexity mediates how intergroup contact shapes out-group attitudes (similarity 0.80)
• Ingroup rejection lowers belonging yet paradoxically heightens the need for it (similarity 0.80)
• Conscious social identity can change while influences stay unconscious (similarity 0.79)
• Attempting to quit extremism can itself escalate a person into a worse group (similarity 0.79)
• The need to belong sometimes shows null or inverse effects on extremism. (similarity 0.79)
• Leaving extremism requires bridging relationships that scaffold a new identity (similarity 0.79)
• Identity denial decreases belonging, then increases effort to regain inclusion in the excluding group. (similarity 0.79)
• Perceived threat to group distinctiveness reduces social identity complexity (similarity 0.79)
• Recategorization into a common identity, not cooperation itself, reduces intergroup bias (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Ingroup-outgroup pairing, not either alone, drives identity shifts #corroborates (0.75) — Brandon Randolph-Seng, Darcy A. Reich, and Kenneth G. DeMarree, On the Nonconscious Antecedents of…, 50
• Greater social identity complexity predicts more tolerance toward out-groups #corroborates (0.75) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 533
• A common group identity mediates contact’s bias reduction rather than merely aiding it #expands (0.72) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 572