Kurt Braddock
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kurt Braddock |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kurt |
| FAMILY NAME | Braddock |
| SIGNATURE | BRADDOCK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8480-6970 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 149 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Using Deep Learning Neural Networks to Predict Violent vs. Nonviolent Extremist Behaviors
Recent analyses of radicalization processes have shown that extremist attitudes and violent behavior may be related in some cases, but are rarely collinear. It therefore benefits analysts of political violence to leverage tools that assist in the distinction of characteristics that might move an individual towards violence (vs. nonviolence) in support of their beliefs. To this end, the current study explores the efficacy of deep learning neural n…
Countering reactionary co-radicalization (RC-R): Using multi-representational ads
This study analyses a prototypical ad for countering reactive coradicalisation, a radicalisation process that occurs in one population segment as a response to radicalisation perceived in another population segment. We employ a multi-representational approach to develop an ad-based solution for undermining dehumanisation of perceived "others". This "re-humanisation" process is illustrated within the context of the "Mad Mullah" stereotype, a tradi…
Stand down: A journal of applied communication research forum on extremism and White nationalism in the United States military
The spread and acceptance of extremism and White nationalism throughout United States institutions poses some of today’s most difficult challenges to national (in)security. This forum brings together scholars from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to center communication in an effort to investigate, disrupt, and mitigate extremism and White nationalism within the United States military (USM). Ultimately, we challenge future scholars to co…
Engagement in subversive online activity predicts susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda
Despite the widespread assumption that online misbehavior affects outcomes related to political extremism, few studies have provided empirical evidence to this effect. To redress this gap, we performed two studies in which we explored the relationship between subversive online activities and susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda. Study 1 ( N = 404) demonstrates that when individuals are exposed to far-right “scientific ra…
Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda
Research in several domains has shown that attitudinal inoculation effectively promotes resistance to persuasion. Despite its proven efficacy, inoculation has not been empirically tested as a strategy for preventing the adoption of beliefs and attitudes consistent with violent extremist ideologies. The current study addresses this gap in the literature. In a between-subjects experiment performed in the U.S., participants (N = 357) were exposed to…
Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization
Strengthen your understanding of the persuasive mechanisms used by terrorist groups and how they are effective in order to defeat them. Weaponized Words applies existing theories of persuasion to domains unique to this digital era, such as social media, YouTube, websites, and message boards to name but a few. Terrorists deploy a range of communication methods and harness reliable communication theories to create strategic messages that persuade p…
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism
Terrorism researchers have long sought to identify methods for challenging terrorist ideologies. The construction and dissemination of counternarratives has begun to receive substantial attention as a means of doing so. However, the effectiveness of this approach is contingent on message targets' trust in the counternarrative's content and source. This article draws from literatures on trust and online source credibility to offer preliminary guid…
Meta-analytic evidence for the persuasive effect of narratives on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors
Although narratives are often credited with the capacity to change opinions, empirical tests of this prediction have produced mixed results. To provide a more precise test of narrative's effect on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors, we performed meta-analyses on studies that evaluated narrative's persuasive influence on these outcomes. Results suggested positive relationships between exposure to a narrative and narrative-consistent bel…
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counternarratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism
Despite widespread recognition that the use of counternarratives is an important strategic component of countering violent extremism, to date, there are no comprehensive guidelines on how to develop and distribute counternarratives to effectively reduce support for terrorism. To redress this, we offer communication and psychology theory-based procedures for (1) analyzing terrorist narratives, (2) constructing counternarratives that challenge terr…
The utility of narratives for promoting radicalization: The case of the Animal Liberation Front
Although terrorism scholars have begun to recognize the role of communication in the promotion of radicalization, there have been few (if any) studies to explore the radicalizing effects of specific types of communication. To redress this oversight, this study seeks to investigate one of the most prevalent types of communication used by terrorist groups – narratives. Specifically, this study features a theme analysis of narratives disseminated by…
Terrorism Studies: A Reader
Impulsivity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between BIS/BAS and Risky Health Behaviors: Motivation, Impulsivity, and Risky Behaviors
Several theorists have suggested that impulsivity can be understood as a joint function of the behavioral approach (BAS) and behavioral inhibition systems (BIS). After resolving questions concerning the measurement of impulsivity and BAS, this study examined the relationships among risky health behaviors, impulsivity, BIS, and BAS. Utilizing a sample of undergraduates (N = 904), a structural model was tested in which BAS and BIS predicted impulsi…
Impulsivity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between BIS/BAS and Risky Health Behaviors: Motivation, Impulsivity and Risky Behaviors
Several theorists have suggested that impulsivity can be understood as a joint function of the behavioral approach (BAS) and behavioral inhibition systems (BIS). After resolving questions concerning the measurement of impulsivity and BAS, this study examined the relationships among risky health behaviors, impulsivity, BIS, and BAS. Utilizing a sample of undergraduates (N=904), a structural model was tested in which BAS and BIS predicted impulsivi…
Rehabilitating the Terrorists: Challenges in Assessing the Effectiveness of De-radicalization Programs
Renewed interest on how and why terrorism ends has emerged in parallel with increased visibility of some new and innovative approaches to counterterrorism. These are collectively known, whether for good or bad, as “de-radicalization programs.” However, and despite their popularity, data surrounding even the most basic of facts about these programs remains limited. This article presents an overview of the results of a one-year pilot study of selec…
Meta-analytic evidence for the persuasive effect of narratives on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors
Although narratives are often credited with the capacity to change opinions, empirical tests of this prediction have produced mixed results. To provide a more precise test of narrative's effect on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors, we performed meta-analyses on studies that evaluated narrative's persuasive influence on these outcomes. Results suggested positive relationships between exposure to a narrative and narrative-consistent bel…
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counternarratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism
Despite widespread recognition that the use of counternarratives is an important strategic component of countering violent extremism, to date, there are no comprehensive guidelines on how to develop and distribute counternarratives to effectively reduce support for terrorism. To redress this, we offer communication and psychology theory-based procedures for (1) analyzing terrorist narratives, (2) constructing counternarratives that challenge terr…
Rehabilitating the Terrorists: Challenges in Assessing the Effectiveness of De-radicalization Programs
Renewed interest on how and why terrorism ends has emerged in parallel with increased visibility of some new and innovative approaches to counterterrorism. These are collectively known, whether for good or bad, as “de-radicalization programs.” However, and despite their popularity, data surrounding even the most basic of facts about these programs remains limited. This article presents an overview of the results of a one-year pilot study of selec…
The utility of narratives for promoting radicalization: The case of the Animal Liberation Front
Although terrorism scholars have begun to recognize the role of communication in the promotion of radicalization, there have been few (if any) studies to explore the radicalizing effects of specific types of communication. To redress this oversight, this study seeks to investigate one of the most prevalent types of communication used by terrorist groups – narratives. Specifically, this study features a theme analysis of narratives disseminated by…
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism
Terrorism researchers have long sought to identify methods for challenging terrorist ideologies. The construction and dissemination of counternarratives has begun to receive substantial attention as a means of doing so. However, the effectiveness of this approach is contingent on message targets' trust in the counternarrative's content and source. This article draws from literatures on trust and online source credibility to offer preliminary guid…
Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda
Research in several domains has shown that attitudinal inoculation effectively promotes resistance to persuasion. Despite its proven efficacy, inoculation has not been empirically tested as a strategy for preventing the adoption of beliefs and attitudes consistent with violent extremist ideologies. The current study addresses this gap in the literature. In a between-subjects experiment performed in the U.S., participants (N = 357) were exposed to…
Engagement in subversive online activity predicts susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda
Despite the widespread assumption that online misbehavior affects outcomes related to political extremism, few studies have provided empirical evidence to this effect. To redress this gap, we performed two studies in which we explored the relationship between subversive online activities and susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda. Study 1 ( N = 404) demonstrates that when individuals are exposed to far-right “scientific ra…
Using Deep Learning Neural Networks to Predict Violent vs. Nonviolent Extremist Behaviors
Recent analyses of radicalization processes have shown that extremist attitudes and violent behavior may be related in some cases, but are rarely collinear. It therefore benefits analysts of political violence to leverage tools that assist in the distinction of characteristics that might move an individual towards violence (vs. nonviolence) in support of their beliefs. To this end, the current study explores the efficacy of deep learning neural n…
Impulsivity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between BIS/BAS and Risky Health Behaviors: Motivation, Impulsivity and Risky Behaviors
Several theorists have suggested that impulsivity can be understood as a joint function of the behavioral approach (BAS) and behavioral inhibition systems (BIS). After resolving questions concerning the measurement of impulsivity and BAS, this study examined the relationships among risky health behaviors, impulsivity, BIS, and BAS. Utilizing a sample of undergraduates (N=904), a structural model was tested in which BAS and BIS predicted impulsivi…
Rehabilitating the Terrorists: Challenges in Assessing the Effectiveness of De-radicalization Programs
Renewed interest on how and why terrorism ends has emerged in parallel with increased visibility of some new and innovative approaches to counterterrorism. These are collectively known, whether for good or bad, as “de-radicalization programs.” However, and despite their popularity, data surrounding even the most basic of facts about these programs remains limited. This article presents an overview of the results of a one-year pilot study of selec…
Impulsivity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between BIS/BAS and Risky Health Behaviors: Motivation, Impulsivity, and Risky Behaviors
Several theorists have suggested that impulsivity can be understood as a joint function of the behavioral approach (BAS) and behavioral inhibition systems (BIS). After resolving questions concerning the measurement of impulsivity and BAS, this study examined the relationships among risky health behaviors, impulsivity, BIS, and BAS. Utilizing a sample of undergraduates (N = 904), a structural model was tested in which BAS and BIS predicted impulsi…
Terrorism Studies: A Reader
The utility of narratives for promoting radicalization: The case of the Animal Liberation Front
Although terrorism scholars have begun to recognize the role of communication in the promotion of radicalization, there have been few (if any) studies to explore the radicalizing effects of specific types of communication. To redress this oversight, this study seeks to investigate one of the most prevalent types of communication used by terrorist groups – narratives. Specifically, this study features a theme analysis of narratives disseminated by…
Towards a Guide for Constructing and Disseminating Counternarratives to Reduce Support for Terrorism
Despite widespread recognition that the use of counternarratives is an important strategic component of countering violent extremism, to date, there are no comprehensive guidelines on how to develop and distribute counternarratives to effectively reduce support for terrorism. To redress this, we offer communication and psychology theory-based procedures for (1) analyzing terrorist narratives, (2) constructing counternarratives that challenge terr…
Meta-analytic evidence for the persuasive effect of narratives on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors
Although narratives are often credited with the capacity to change opinions, empirical tests of this prediction have produced mixed results. To provide a more precise test of narrative's effect on beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors, we performed meta-analyses on studies that evaluated narrative's persuasive influence on these outcomes. Results suggested positive relationships between exposure to a narrative and narrative-consistent bel…
Cultivating Trust and Perceptions of Source Credibility in Online Counternarratives Intended to Reduce Support for Terrorism
Terrorism researchers have long sought to identify methods for challenging terrorist ideologies. The construction and dissemination of counternarratives has begun to receive substantial attention as a means of doing so. However, the effectiveness of this approach is contingent on message targets' trust in the counternarrative's content and source. This article draws from literatures on trust and online source credibility to offer preliminary guid…
Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization
Strengthen your understanding of the persuasive mechanisms used by terrorist groups and how they are effective in order to defeat them. Weaponized Words applies existing theories of persuasion to domains unique to this digital era, such as social media, YouTube, websites, and message boards to name but a few. Terrorists deploy a range of communication methods and harness reliable communication theories to create strategic messages that persuade p…
Stand down: A journal of applied communication research forum on extremism and White nationalism in the United States military
The spread and acceptance of extremism and White nationalism throughout United States institutions poses some of today’s most difficult challenges to national (in)security. This forum brings together scholars from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to center communication in an effort to investigate, disrupt, and mitigate extremism and White nationalism within the United States military (USM). Ultimately, we challenge future scholars to co…
Engagement in subversive online activity predicts susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda
Despite the widespread assumption that online misbehavior affects outcomes related to political extremism, few studies have provided empirical evidence to this effect. To redress this gap, we performed two studies in which we explored the relationship between subversive online activities and susceptibility to persuasion by far-right extremist propaganda. Study 1 ( N = 404) demonstrates that when individuals are exposed to far-right “scientific ra…
Vaccinating Against Hate: Using Attitudinal Inoculation to Confer Resistance to Persuasion by Extremist Propaganda
Research in several domains has shown that attitudinal inoculation effectively promotes resistance to persuasion. Despite its proven efficacy, inoculation has not been empirically tested as a strategy for preventing the adoption of beliefs and attitudes consistent with violent extremist ideologies. The current study addresses this gap in the literature. In a between-subjects experiment performed in the U.S., participants (N = 357) were exposed to…
Countering reactionary co-radicalization (RC-R): Using multi-representational ads
This study analyses a prototypical ad for countering reactive coradicalisation, a radicalisation process that occurs in one population segment as a response to radicalisation perceived in another population segment. We employ a multi-representational approach to develop an ad-based solution for undermining dehumanisation of perceived "others". This "re-humanisation" process is illustrated within the context of the "Mad Mullah" stereotype, a tradi…
Using Deep Learning Neural Networks to Predict Violent vs. Nonviolent Extremist Behaviors
Recent analyses of radicalization processes have shown that extremist attitudes and violent behavior may be related in some cases, but are rarely collinear. It therefore benefits analysts of political violence to leverage tools that assist in the distinction of characteristics that might move an individual towards violence (vs. nonviolence) in support of their beliefs. To this end, the current study explores the efficacy of deep learning neural n…
Political science (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (10 works) · Terrorism (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Persuasion (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Public relations (5 works)