Background The link between mental health difficulties and terrorist behaviour has been the
subject of debate for the last 50 years. Studies that report prevalence rates of mental health …

While much is known about factors associated with deradicalisation and disengagement
from violent extremism and terrorism, the underlying mechanisms at play have been under …

This article explores potential vulnerability factors for extreme right radicalization of Special
Operation Forces (SOF) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel in Western …

As research on violent extremism continues to progress beyond some of the field's earlier
challenges, new ways of gathering primary source data are becoming increasingly popular …

Background Vaccine hesitancy (the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate) poses a significant
threat to public health worldwide, with declining vaccination coverage resulting in the …

Why are some brains more easily gripped by ideological doctrines than others? An
emerging research program on the psychological underpinnings of ideological thinking …

Far-right extremists distribute digital manifestos alongside their violent attacks as a method
of sensationalizing their acts, dispersing their ideology, and garnering followers. This study …

This paper introduces intra-community brakes on domestic violent extremism within the
Czech Romani minority. We discuss how the community's ties to nonviolent networks …

A better understanding of modifiable psychological processes that could reduce pathways to
violent radicalization (VR) would greatly aid researchers, providers, policy makers, and …

Does cognitive inflexibility predict vulnerability to violent extremism? Schumann, Salman,
Clemmow, and Gill (2021) conducted a registered direct replication of Zmigrod, Rentfrow …