RT Article
T1 Reviewing the links between violent extremism and personality, personality disorders, and psychopathy
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 32
IS 3
SP 378
OP 407
A1 Corner, Emily
A1 Taylor, Helen
A1 Vegt, Isabelle van der
A1 Salman, Nadine
A1 Rottweiler, Bettina
A1 Hetzel, Florian
A1 Clemmow, Caitlin
A1 Schulten, Norah
A1 Gill, Paul
A2 Taylor, Helen
A2 Vegt, Isabelle van der
A2 Salman, Nadine
A2 Rottweiler, Bettina
A2 Hetzel, Florian
A2 Clemmow, Caitlin
A2 Schulten, Norah
A2 Gill, Paul
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1761550365
AB Many early published analyses of the terrorist placed psychopathy as the core explanatory variable for terrorist behaviour. This speculative opinion was derived mainly from popular culture, and the desire to attribute mental disorders to those committing such violent acts. Poor research designs and a lack of empiricism ultimately undermined these arguments in favour of terrorism being rooted in disorders of personality. Multiple studies supporting psychopathic and personality-level explanations were conducted in the absence of rigorous clinical diagnostic procedures. Despite the methodological issues, concluding remarks from this research continues to hold instinctive appeal across the research field. This incentivises a need for a rigorous synthesis of the evidence base. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the impact of personality upon attitudes, intentions, and behaviours in the context of radicalisation and terrorism. This paper follows the same systematic process as the Gill et al. paper in this special issue. However, we use the model to interrogate the existing empirical literature on personality and terrorism in terms of its coverage, common themes, methodological strengths and weaknesses and implications. The search strategy for the systematic review is based on the Campbell Collaboration method. Results and their implications are discussed.
K1 Correction
K1 Terrorism
K1 Violent Extremism
K1 Radicalisation
K1 Psychopathy
K1 Personality
DO 10.1080/14789949.2021.1884736