Misogynist incels gone mainstream: A critical review of the current directions in incel-focused research

A Czerwinsky - Crime, Media, Culture, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Misogynist incels have been at the fore of academic, professional and mainstream
discussions in recent years. Drawing on a systematic review of 47 studies, as well as my …

Societies should not ignore their incel problem

KR Blake, RC Brooks - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Involuntarily celibate men ('incels') commonly advocate for societal disruption,
including violence toward women. Their anger can make them susceptible to radicalization …

Levels of well-being among men who are incel (involuntarily celibate)

W Costello, V Rolon, AG Thomas, D Schmitt - Evolutionary Psychological …, 2022 - Springer
Incels (involuntary celibates) are a subculture community of men who build their identity
around their perceived inability to form sexual or romantic relationships. To address the …

The mating psychology of incels (involuntary celibates): Misfortunes, misperceptions, and misrepresentations

W Costello, V Rolon, AG Thomas… - The Journal of Sex …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Mating represents a suite of fundamental adaptive problems for humans. Yet a community of
men, called incels (involuntary celibates), forge their identity around their perceived inability …

Psychosocial Characteristics of Involuntary Celibates (Incels): A Review of Empirical Research and Assessment of the Potential Implications of Research on Adult …

S Stijelja, BL Mishara - Sexuality & Culture, 2023 - Springer
Incels are defined as involuntary celibates who are part of an online community
characterized by an anti-women ideology. We review research on the psychosocial …

What does it take to make an incel: The role of paranoid thinking, depression, anxiety, and attachment patterns

L Fontanesi, D Marchetti, G Cosi… - Depression and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The term “incel”(involuntary celibate) refers to the members of an online
subculture, mainly composed of heterosexual men. These individuals find it difficult or …

Behind the blackpill: Self-verification and identity fusion predict endorsement of violence against women among self-identified incels

GJ Rousis, FA Martel, JK Bosson… - Personality and social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Incels (involuntary celibates) have advocated for and even enacted violence against
women. We explored two mechanisms that may underly incels' actions: identity fusion and …

[PDF][PDF] Predicting harm among incels (involuntary celibates): The roles of mental health, ideological belief and social networking

J Whittaker, W Costello, AG Thomas - Gov. uk, 2024 - leftychan.net
Executive summary Incels are a sub-culture community of men who forge a sense of identity
around their perceived inability to form sexual or romantic relationships. In recent years …

Characteristics of Incel forum users: Social network analysis and chronological posting patterns

S Stijelja, BL Mishara - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Incels, Involuntary Celibates, are men who both struggle with lack of sexual and
romantic relationships and participate in online communities espousing a misogynistic …

Slippages in the application of hegemonic masculinity: A case study of incels

S Lucy - Men and Masculinities, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Although an important theoretical tool within the field of critical study of men and
masculinities, mishandling of Connell's theory of multiple masculinities and subsequent …