Hollewell Georgia F, Longpré Nicholas
Department of Psychology, University of Roehampton, London, UK.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2022 Jun;66(8):896-913. doi: 10.1177/0306624X211028771. Epub 2021 Jun 30.
September 11th was a turning point in the understanding of terrorism and radicalization. The Internet has provided an instrumental change regarding how terrorists communicate and spread their propaganda, proving a cause of concern for counterterrorism units. The increased use of social networking platforms has provided a significant change in the process of self-radicalization, with younger generations at greater risk. The aim of the project was to study the relationship between social media and self-radicalization among college and university students. A sample of 499 participants was recruited throughout Amazon Mechanical Turk and social media platforms. Measures on emotional intelligence, psychological involvement on social media, attitudes toward terrorism, and political violence, and loneliness were gathered. Results showed that individuals holding a university degree-especially young men-were more at risk of endorzing positive attitudes toward political violence and terrorism, and, therefore, more at risk of being radicalized.
9月11日是人们对恐怖主义和激进化理解的一个转折点。互联网在恐怖分子如何沟通和传播其宣传方面带来了重大变革，这成为反恐部门担忧的一个原因。社交网络平台使用的增加在自我激进化过程中带来了显著变化，年轻一代面临的风险更大。该项目的目的是研究社交媒体与大学生自我激进化之间的关系。通过亚马逊土耳其机器人平台和社交媒体平台招募了499名参与者作为样本。收集了有关情商、在社交媒体上的心理参与度、对恐怖主义的态度、政治暴力以及孤独感等方面的测量数据。结果表明，拥有大学学位的人——尤其是年轻男性——更有可能对政治暴力和恐怖主义持积极态度，因此，他们被激进化的风险也更高。
