Do Counter-Narratives Reduce Support for ISIS? Yes, but Not for Their Target Audience
The purpose of this research is to experimentally test whether counter-narratives are effective to reduce people’s support and willingness to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Integrating psychological reactance theory (Brehm, 1966) and need for closure (NFC; Kruglanski, 2004), we predict...
Main Authors: | Jocelyn J. Bélanger, Claudia F. Nisa, Birga M. Schumpe, Tsion Gurmu, Michael J. Williams, Idhamsyah Eka Putra |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01059/full |
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