Far-right violent radicalization profiles of youth in the Netherlands

Objectives. Far-right violent radicalization has been on the rise in Europe, with youth being more at risk. Previous research on the topic has mostly been variable-centered and conducted in adults. To better understand which youth are at risk, a person-centered study was conducted to explore the presence of far-right violent radicalization profiles in a sample of Dutch youth (N = 1249, age range: 15-26-years-old). Person-centered analyses can capture diversity in youth’s far-right violent radicalization tendencies.Methods. Data-collection took place online and in educational settings. To detec... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Duindam, Hanne
Verhoef, Rogier
van den Akker, Alithe L.
Asscher, Jessica J.
Dokumenttyp: posted-content
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Verlag/Hrsg.: Center for Open Science
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27630446
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ktu5x

Objectives. Far-right violent radicalization has been on the rise in Europe, with youth being more at risk. Previous research on the topic has mostly been variable-centered and conducted in adults. To better understand which youth are at risk, a person-centered study was conducted to explore the presence of far-right violent radicalization profiles in a sample of Dutch youth (N = 1249, age range: 15-26-years-old). Person-centered analyses can capture diversity in youth’s far-right violent radicalization tendencies.Methods. Data-collection took place online and in educational settings. To detect possible profiles, latent profiles analyses were conducted based on participants’ far-right nativistic attitudes and willingness to commit violence for their ideological beliefs. Associations between profile membership, demographic variables, and radicalization risk factors were tested (perceived injustice, governmental illegitimacy, aggression, lack of intergroup contact, perceived group threat, superiority) to understand these profiles in terms of vulnerability for far-right violent radicalization. Results. The four detected profiles were named: Far-right violent radicals (n = 93), violent experimenters (n = 303), at risk youth (n = 406), and general youth (n = 447). An association with profile membership was found for certain background characteristics (e.g., younger age, being male) and all risk factors, except for group threat.Conclusions. For prevention purposes, it is important to understand vulnerability patterns associated with far-right violent radical attitude profiles. Current findings demonstrate the importance of considering youth’s behavioral problems and their societal experiences in terms of injustice, governmental illegitimacy, and feelings of superiority.