Contemporary militant extremism : a linguistic approach to scale development

Lazar Stankov, Derrick Higgins, Gerard Saucier, Goran Knezevic

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    Abstract

    In this article, we describe procedures used in the development of a scale of militant extremist mindset. We use a new approach to scale construction to accomplish two goals: (a) capture contemporary expression of militant extremism and (b) assess militant extremism with statements that are as close as possible to the statements generated by members of the militant extremist groups themselves. To accomplish these goals, we use two distinct approaches – linguistic and psychometric.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPsychological Assessment. Vol. IV, Applied Psychological Assessment
    EditorsGregory J. Boyle, Donald H. Saklofske, Gerald Matthews
    Place of PublicationU.S.A.
    PublisherSage
    Pages41-67
    Number of pages27
    ISBN (Print)9780857022707
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Keywords

    • extremists
    • sociopolitical goals
    • terrorism

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