Identity fusion is the most statistically robust identity predictor of extremism
Evidence
The second aim of this paper was to review the evidence for the link between the different identity concepts and violent extremism. The relation that stands out as the most statistically robust is that between identity fusion and violent extremism, such that, across ideologies, individuals whose social identity is fused with their personal identity tend to report stronger support for extremist violence or the willingness to engage in violence themselves. — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 248
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Identity diffusion predicts openness to all three extremist ideologies. — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 224; Both personal identity diffusion and integrative life-change identities affect extremism in single unreplicated studies — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 254; Personal identity crisis can open individuals to extremist groups offering identity answers — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 20 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Some identity needs reduce rather than increase violent extremism
#complicates(0.76) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 253 - Identity diffusion predicts openness to all three extremist ideologies.
#complicates(0.75) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 224 - Personal identity crisis can open individuals to extremist groups offering identity answers
#qualifies(0.73) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 20 - Both personal identity diffusion and integrative life-change identities affect extremism in single unreplicated studies
#complicates(0.72) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 254