Institute of Psychology.
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Jun;118(6):1165-1187. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000198. Epub 2019 Jul 25.
Quest for significance theory (Kruglanski et al., 2013; Kruglanski, Jasko, Chernikova, Dugas, & Webber 2017) states that extreme behavior for an ideological cause is more likely under psychological conditions that induce a search for significance and social recognition. Two forms of motivation for significance have been identified; the quest for individual significance rooted in personal experiences and the quest for collective significance rooted in the perception that one's social group is humiliated and/or disrespected. Whereas past research has demonstrated associations between both forms of quest for significance and political extremism, there is little understanding of the conditions that moderate those effects. In the present study, we tested the moderating role of belonging to radical versus nonradical social context. Four studies were conducted in three different cultural settings: Sri Lanka (Study 1, n = 335), Morocco (Study 2, n = 260), and Indonesia (Study 3, n = 379 and Study 4, n = 334). Each study compared the responses from participants residing in social contexts that were more or less radical. Radical social contexts were identified based either on participants' belonging to known extremist organizations (Studies 1, 3, and 4) or residence within a locale that is a known hotbed for recruitment into terrorist organizations (Study 2). Across studies, we found evidence that radical social contexts strengthen the link between quest for significance-particularly collective significance-and support for political violence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
寻求意义理论（Kruglanski 等人，2013；Kruglanski、Jasko、Chernikova、Dugas 和 Webber，2017）指出，在引起对意义和社会认可的探索的心理条件下，更有可能出现极端的意识形态行为。已经确定了两种寻求意义的动机形式；一种是源于个人经历的个人意义的追求，另一种是源于感知到自己的社会群体受到侮辱和/或不尊重的集体意义的追求。虽然过去的研究表明，这两种寻求意义的形式都与政治极端主义有关，但对于调节这些影响的条件知之甚少。在本研究中，我们测试了属于激进与非激进社会背景的调节作用。在三个不同的文化背景下进行了四项研究：斯里兰卡（研究 1，n=335）、摩洛哥（研究 2，n=260）和印度尼西亚（研究 3，n=379 和研究 4，n=334）。每项研究都比较了来自居住在更激进或不那么激进的社会环境的参与者的反应。激进的社会环境是根据参与者属于已知的极端组织（研究 1、3 和 4）或居住在已知是恐怖组织招募热点的地方（研究 2）来确定的。在所有研究中，我们都有证据表明，激进的社会环境会增强寻求意义（特别是集体意义）与支持政治暴力之间的联系。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。
