Civic political identification predicts extremism only among specific moral and ideological subgroups.
Evidence
Although very limited, the evidence indicates that, in line with the hypothesis, stronger identification with being a political agent or with one’s political goals is associated with a higher likelihood of having violent extremist attitudes and intentions. However, this effect was limited to individuals with post-conventional (versus con ventional) moral reasoning, egalitarian (versus conservative) views, obsessive (versus harmonious) identification with their cause, experienced hatred, perceived identity threat, and strong identification with groups that pursue radical goals. — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 210
Categorization
- QUESTION: The heavy moderation of the civic identity effect raises the question of whether any single identity construct has a main effect on extremism or whether all operate conditionally.
- XREF: connects to: Cultural alienation and marginalization predict extremism across both minority and majority groups. — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 219; Need for significance predicts extremism mainly when combined with discrimination or activist identity — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 234
Broader Connections
- Need for significance predicts extremism mainly when combined with discrimination or activist identity
#corroborates(0.80) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 234 - Cultural alienation and marginalization predict extremism across both minority and majority groups.
#qualifies(0.75) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 219