Morally Homogeneous Networks and Radicalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21209030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohammad Atari (0000-0002-4358-7783, University of Southern California, corresponding author), Aida Mostafazadeh Davani (0000-0002-7013-1810, University of Southern California), Drew Kogon (University of Southern California), Brendan Kennedy (0000-0001-7252-7475, University of Southern California), Nripsuta Ani Saxena (0009-0004-1121-5426, University of Southern California), Ian Anderson (0000-0003-2205-9209, University of Southern California), Morteza Dehghani (0000-0002-9478-4365, University of Southern California) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 999-1009 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/19485506211059329 |
| OpenAlex | W4205646634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 38 |
Online radicalization is among the most vexing challenges the world faces today. Here, we demonstrate that homogeneity in moral concerns results in increased levels of radical intentions. In Study 1, we find that in Gab—a right-wing extremist network—the degree of moral convergence within a cluster predicts the number of hate-speech messages members post. In Study 2, we replicate this observation in another extremist network, Incels. In Studies 3 to 5 ( N = 1,431), we demonstrate that experimentally leading people to believe that others in their hypothetical or real group share their moral views increases their radical intentions as well as willingness to fight and die for the group. Our findings highlight the role of moral convergence in radicalization, emphasizing the need for diversity of moral worldviews within social networks
Epistemology · Homogeneous · Moral disengagement · Morality · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Radicalization · Sociology · Terrorism · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |