2023
Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure
Obaidi M, Anjum G, Bierwiaczonek K, Dovidio J, Ozer S, Kunst J. Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2213874120. PMID: 37155886, PMCID: PMC10194010, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2213874120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Fusion with political leaders predicts willingness to persecute immigrants and political opponents
Kunst J, Dovidio J, Thomsen L. Fusion with political leaders predicts willingness to persecute immigrants and political opponents. Nature Human Behaviour 2019, 3: 1180-1189. PMID: 31477913, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0708-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolitical leadersUS presidential electionCritical future researchPolitical violencePolitical movementsElection resultsPolitical opponentsTrump’s followersPresidential electionDonald TrumpUS borderRelative deprivationTrumpElectionsImmigrantsVisceral feelingLeadersWillingnessFuture researchViolencePartisansMuslimsFollowersPersecutionOpponents