Júlia Chinchilla
Biographic Data
| ID | 336577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Júlia Chinchilla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Júlia |
| FAMILY NAME | Chinchilla |
| SIGNATURE | CHINCHILLA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1606-5151 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The potential role of psychological time in the study of violent radicalisation, deradicalisation, and disengagement
Knowing the pathways that lead individuals to become terrorists and to leave terrorism behind is fundamental to combat violent extremism. However, although the processes related to psychological time are likely critical to understand violent extremism, they have mostly been neglected within the field. This narrative review proposes a conceptual framework of the potential role of psychological time in the study of violent radicalisation, deradical…
When the target matters
Identity fusion, a synergistic union of the personal self and an additional entity, motivates people to fight and self-sacrifice to defend the fusion target. Yet, it is unclear whether the mechanisms underlying fusion effects are general or target-specific. Therefore, this research investigated fusion effects with three distinct targets: groups, leaders, and values, while introducing violence support as a potential mediator. First, three cross-se…
The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Violent Extremism
Psychology, with its dedication to understanding human behavior and its complexities, is a key part in comprehending the underpinnings of violent extremism. This comprehensive resource encompasses all major psychological frameworks related to violent extremism, making it essential reading for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students determined to enact positive change in this critical area. This handbook provides a state-of-the-art ove…
Spiritual Formidability Predicts the Will to Self-Sacrifice Through Collective Narcissism
Perceiving the ingroup as spiritually formidable—with inner strength and conviction—is strongly associated with the will to self-sacrifice. Yet, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Across five studies, we test a mechanism through which spiritual formidability operates: collective narcissism—the belief that the ingroup is exceptional but not sufficiently recognized by others. A preliminary study showed that collective narcissism, but not ing…
Feeling understood fosters identity fusion
If the consequences of identity fusion are well established, its psychological antecedents are not. To address this shortcoming, eight studies tested the hypothesis that self-verification (receiving evaluations that confirm one's self-views) increases fusion (a synergistic union with a group, individual, or cause), which, in turn, increases behavioral support for the target of fusion. Correlational studies showed that perceived self-verification …
What Made Me Change
Disentangling the roots of radicalization leading to violence is a worldwide challenge. Unfortunately, empirical data are scarce. Through fieldwork conducting interviews with Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in Spanish prisons, this research examines transformative experiences that may have influenced radicalization leading to violence from the 3N model and the life-course perspective lenses. PDL because of jihadist terrorism (n = 30), co…
Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal
Research suggests that costly displays of commitment increase trust and cooperation. In five studies (total n > 1,700), we investigated whether costly behaviours are more effective in promoting trust when integrated within a religious rather than secular context using the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as a costly display of commitment. First, we show that pilgrims base their pilgrim identity on physical effort (Studies 1A and 1B). Next, in…
A 32‐society investigation of the influence of perceived economic inequality on social class stereotyping
There is a growing body of work suggesting that social class stereotypes are amplified when people perceive higher levels of economic inequality—that is, the wealthy are perceived as more competent and assertive and the poor as more incompetent and unassertive. The present study tested this prediction in 32 societies and also examines the role of wealth‐based categorization in explaining this relationship. We found that people who perceived highe…
Identity fusion predicts violent pro-group behavior when it is morally justifiable
Identity fusion is a visceral feeling of oneness with a group that predicts extreme pro-group behaviors. However, the effects of fusion depending on the nature of such behaviors -violent versus nonviolent- and the factors that may incline strongly fused individuals to display them still remain unexplored. To fill this gap, we performed two correlational studies in which we examined whether moral beliefs regarding the justifiability of violence mo…
Admiration for Islamist groups encourages self-sacrifice through identity fusion
The psychological mechanisms that lead terrorists to make costly sacrifices for their ideological convictions are of great theoretical and practical importance. We investigate two key components of this process: (1) the feeling of admiration toward ingroup members making costly self-sacrifices for their ideological group, and (2) identity fusion with religion. Data collected in 27 Spanish prisons reveal that jihadists’ admiration toward members o…
Characterizing prehistoric archery
Prehistoric Occupation of Banyoles Lakeshore
Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, Spain) has documented evidence for the occupation of the lakeshore from the final quarter of the sixth millennium cal BC. Excavation during 2010 and 2011 identified at least two episodes of occupation. The oldest episode includes wooden structures, which were superseded and overlain by a paving of travertine blocks during the younger phase. Archaeological mate…
Harvesting cereals and other plants in Neolithic Iberia
Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iberia include a range of wooden harvesting tools. The authors examine the wood and flint to describe a range of the earliest harvesting techniques and their diverse applications
La Draga (Banyoles)
La Draga (Banyoles, Catalogne) est un site lacustre du Néolithique Ancien (Cardial Final), découvert près du bord de l'eau de l'étang de Banyoles en 1990. Il s'étend sur plus de 3 000 m2 desquels nous avons fouillé 284 m2 entre 1991-1992. Dans le niveau archéologique nous avons mis au jour 30 foyers, 3 plates-formes dallées, une zone de dépotoir et plusieurs trous de poteaux. 60-70 cm au-dessous du niveau archéologique nous avons trouvé les point…
Characterizing prehistoric archery
Prehistoric Occupation of Banyoles Lakeshore
Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, Spain) has documented evidence for the occupation of the lakeshore from the final quarter of the sixth millennium cal BC. Excavation during 2010 and 2011 identified at least two episodes of occupation. The oldest episode includes wooden structures, which were superseded and overlain by a paving of travertine blocks during the younger phase. Archaeological mate…
Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal
Research suggests that costly displays of commitment increase trust and cooperation. In five studies (total n > 1,700), we investigated whether costly behaviours are more effective in promoting trust when integrated within a religious rather than secular context using the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as a costly display of commitment. First, we show that pilgrims base their pilgrim identity on physical effort (Studies 1A and 1B). Next, in…
Harvesting cereals and other plants in Neolithic Iberia
Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iberia include a range of wooden harvesting tools. The authors examine the wood and flint to describe a range of the earliest harvesting techniques and their diverse applications
Feeling understood fosters identity fusion
If the consequences of identity fusion are well established, its psychological antecedents are not. To address this shortcoming, eight studies tested the hypothesis that self-verification (receiving evaluations that confirm one's self-views) increases fusion (a synergistic union with a group, individual, or cause), which, in turn, increases behavioral support for the target of fusion. Correlational studies showed that perceived self-verification …
La Draga (Banyoles)
La Draga (Banyoles, Catalogne) est un site lacustre du Néolithique Ancien (Cardial Final), découvert près du bord de l'eau de l'étang de Banyoles en 1990. Il s'étend sur plus de 3 000 m2 desquels nous avons fouillé 284 m2 entre 1991-1992. Dans le niveau archéologique nous avons mis au jour 30 foyers, 3 plates-formes dallées, une zone de dépotoir et plusieurs trous de poteaux. 60-70 cm au-dessous du niveau archéologique nous avons trouvé les point…
La Draga (Banyoles)
La Draga (Banyoles, Catalogne) est un site lacustre du Néolithique Ancien (Cardial Final), découvert près du bord de l'eau de l'étang de Banyoles en 1990. Il s'étend sur plus de 3 000 m2 desquels nous avons fouillé 284 m2 entre 1991-1992. Dans le niveau archéologique nous avons mis au jour 30 foyers, 3 plates-formes dallées, une zone de dépotoir et plusieurs trous de poteaux. 60-70 cm au-dessous du niveau archéologique nous avons trouvé les point…
Harvesting cereals and other plants in Neolithic Iberia
Marvellous preservation of organic materials at the Neolithic site of La Draga in north-east Iberia include a range of wooden harvesting tools. The authors examine the wood and flint to describe a range of the earliest harvesting techniques and their diverse applications
Prehistoric Occupation of Banyoles Lakeshore
Recent research at the Neolithic site of La Draga on the edge of Banyoles Lake (Girona, Spain) has documented evidence for the occupation of the lakeshore from the final quarter of the sixth millennium cal BC. Excavation during 2010 and 2011 identified at least two episodes of occupation. The oldest episode includes wooden structures, which were superseded and overlain by a paving of travertine blocks during the younger phase. Archaeological mate…
Characterizing prehistoric archery
Admiration for Islamist groups encourages self-sacrifice through identity fusion
The psychological mechanisms that lead terrorists to make costly sacrifices for their ideological convictions are of great theoretical and practical importance. We investigate two key components of this process: (1) the feeling of admiration toward ingroup members making costly self-sacrifices for their ideological group, and (2) identity fusion with religion. Data collected in 27 Spanish prisons reveal that jihadists’ admiration toward members o…
Identity fusion predicts violent pro-group behavior when it is morally justifiable
Identity fusion is a visceral feeling of oneness with a group that predicts extreme pro-group behaviors. However, the effects of fusion depending on the nature of such behaviors -violent versus nonviolent- and the factors that may incline strongly fused individuals to display them still remain unexplored. To fill this gap, we performed two correlational studies in which we examined whether moral beliefs regarding the justifiability of violence mo…
Religious costly signal induces more trustworthiness than secular costly signal
Research suggests that costly displays of commitment increase trust and cooperation. In five studies (total n > 1,700), we investigated whether costly behaviours are more effective in promoting trust when integrated within a religious rather than secular context using the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as a costly display of commitment. First, we show that pilgrims base their pilgrim identity on physical effort (Studies 1A and 1B). Next, in…
A 32‐society investigation of the influence of perceived economic inequality on social class stereotyping
There is a growing body of work suggesting that social class stereotypes are amplified when people perceive higher levels of economic inequality—that is, the wealthy are perceived as more competent and assertive and the poor as more incompetent and unassertive. The present study tested this prediction in 32 societies and also examines the role of wealth‐based categorization in explaining this relationship. We found that people who perceived highe…
What Made Me Change
Disentangling the roots of radicalization leading to violence is a worldwide challenge. Unfortunately, empirical data are scarce. Through fieldwork conducting interviews with Muslim persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in Spanish prisons, this research examines transformative experiences that may have influenced radicalization leading to violence from the 3N model and the life-course perspective lenses. PDL because of jihadist terrorism (n = 30), co…
The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Violent Extremism
Psychology, with its dedication to understanding human behavior and its complexities, is a key part in comprehending the underpinnings of violent extremism. This comprehensive resource encompasses all major psychological frameworks related to violent extremism, making it essential reading for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students determined to enact positive change in this critical area. This handbook provides a state-of-the-art ove…
Spiritual Formidability Predicts the Will to Self-Sacrifice Through Collective Narcissism
Perceiving the ingroup as spiritually formidable—with inner strength and conviction—is strongly associated with the will to self-sacrifice. Yet, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Across five studies, we test a mechanism through which spiritual formidability operates: collective narcissism—the belief that the ingroup is exceptional but not sufficiently recognized by others. A preliminary study showed that collective narcissism, but not ing…
Feeling understood fosters identity fusion
If the consequences of identity fusion are well established, its psychological antecedents are not. To address this shortcoming, eight studies tested the hypothesis that self-verification (receiving evaluations that confirm one's self-views) increases fusion (a synergistic union with a group, individual, or cause), which, in turn, increases behavioral support for the target of fusion. Correlational studies showed that perceived self-verification …
The potential role of psychological time in the study of violent radicalisation, deradicalisation, and disengagement
Knowing the pathways that lead individuals to become terrorists and to leave terrorism behind is fundamental to combat violent extremism. However, although the processes related to psychological time are likely critical to understand violent extremism, they have mostly been neglected within the field. This narrative review proposes a conceptual framework of the potential role of psychological time in the study of violent radicalisation, deradical…
When the target matters
Identity fusion, a synergistic union of the personal self and an additional entity, motivates people to fight and self-sacrifice to defend the fusion target. Yet, it is unclear whether the mechanisms underlying fusion effects are general or target-specific. Therefore, this research investigated fusion effects with three distinct targets: groups, leaders, and values, while introducing violence support as a potential mediator. First, three cross-se…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeological and Geological Studies (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Feeling (3 works)