The road to extremism: Field and experimental evidence that significance loss-induced need for closure fosters radicalization.
D Webber, M Babush, N Schori-Eyal… - Journal of personality …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
The present studies examined the hypothesis that loss of personal significance fuels
extremism via the need for cognitive closure. Situations of significance loss—those that …
extremism via the need for cognitive closure. Situations of significance loss—those that …
Making sense of life: The existential self trying to deal with personal uncertainty
K Van den Bos - Psychological Inquiry, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This article is about how people make sense of life and focuses on one core threat that may
play a pivotal role in people's lives as existential meaning makers: personal uncertainty …
play a pivotal role in people's lives as existential meaning makers: personal uncertainty …
The feeling of uncertainty intensifies affective reactions.
Uncertainty has been defined as a lack of information about an event and has been
characterized as an aversive state that people are motivated to reduce. The authors propose …
characterized as an aversive state that people are motivated to reduce. The authors propose …
Uncertainty and the roots of extremism
Extremism in society is the source of enormous human suffering and represents a significant
social problem. In this article, we make a case for the urgency of understanding the …
social problem. In this article, we make a case for the urgency of understanding the …
[LIBRO][B] Why people radicalize: How unfairness judgments are used to fuel radical beliefs, extremist behaviors, and terrorism
K Van den Bos - 2018 - books.google.com
In Why People Radicalize, Kees van den Bos argues that if we want to truly understand
radicalization and prevent, attenuate, and fight violent extremism and terrorism, we must pay …
radicalization and prevent, attenuate, and fight violent extremism and terrorism, we must pay …
Two large-scale global studies on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy over time: Culture, uncertainty avoidance, and vaccine side-effect concerns.
JG Lu - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
This article presents one of the largest and broadest investigations into COVID-19 vaccine
hesitancy, a burning issue that poses a global threat. First, I provide a timely review of the …
hesitancy, a burning issue that poses a global threat. First, I provide a timely review of the …
Connections from Kafka: Exposure to meaning threats improves implicit learning of an artificial grammar
In the current studies, we tested the prediction that learning of novel patterns of association
would be enhanced in response to unrelated meaning threats. This prediction derives from …
would be enhanced in response to unrelated meaning threats. This prediction derives from …
Of pandemics, politics, and personality: The role of conscientiousness and political ideology in the sharing of fake news.
Sharing misinformation can be catastrophic, especially during times of national importance.
Typically studied in political contexts, the sharing of fake news has been positively linked …
Typically studied in political contexts, the sharing of fake news has been positively linked …
The closer I am, the safer I feel: The “distance proximity effect” of COVID‐19 pandemic on individuals' risk assessment and irrational consumption
The unprecedented crisis of COVID‐19 posed severe negative consequences for
consumers, marketers, and society at large. By investigating the effect of individuals' …
consumers, marketers, and society at large. By investigating the effect of individuals' …
[HTML][HTML] Economic uncertainty and corruption: Evidence from public and private firms
We study the influence of policy uncertainty on the moral behavior of firms. When facing
uncertainty, managers perceive various socioeconomic obstacles as more severe and …
uncertainty, managers perceive various socioeconomic obstacles as more severe and …