The need to belong sometimes shows null or inverse effects on extremism.
Evidence
Contrary to the hypothesis, however, in three other studies the need to belong was not linked to violent extremism, or – even more surprising – negatively associated to it. There is no overarching explanation as to what underlying factors could account for the differences in results. — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 237
Categorization
- QUESTION: Unresolved heterogeneity flagged by the authors warrants follow-up on moderators driving need-to-belong effects.
- XREF: connects to: Some identity needs reduce rather than increase violent extremism — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 253; Ingroup rejection lowers belonging yet paradoxically heightens the need for it — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 118; Unconditional acceptance from outsiders drives defection from restrictive religious groups. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 207 (+1 more)
Related
- Some identity needs reduce rather than increase violent extremism (similarity 0.89)
- Ingroup rejection lowers belonging yet paradoxically heightens the need for it (similarity 0.82)
- Identity fusion is the most statistically robust identity predictor of extremism (similarity 0.81)
- Identification with extreme groups may be unstable and needs-driven (similarity 0.80)
- Self-esteem needs predict extremism only through collective, not personal, mechanisms (similarity 0.80)
- Need for significance predicts extremism mainly when combined with discrimination or activist identity (similarity 0.79)
- Integrated or dual identities can turn protective effects into extremism risk (similarity 0.79)
- Accepting relationships with out-group members model new identity structures for exiting extremists. (similarity 0.79)
- A single core need drives both entry into and exit from extremism. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Some identity needs reduce rather than increase violent extremism
#corroborates(0.92) — Lea Echelmeyer, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Frank Weerman, The Putative Effect of Identity on…, 253 - Ingroup rejection lowers belonging yet paradoxically heightens the need for it
#expands(0.75) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 118 - Unconditional acceptance from outsiders drives defection from restrictive religious groups.
#expands(0.72) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 207