Some people just want to watch the world burn: the prevalence, psychology and politics of the 'Need for Chaos'.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
; 376(1822): 20200147, 2021 04 12.
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ABSTRACT
People form political attitudes to serve psychological needs. Recent research shows that some individuals have a strong desire to incite chaos when they perceive themselves to be marginalized by society. These individuals tend to see chaos as a way to invert the power structure and gain social status in the process. Analysing data drawn from large-scale representative surveys conducted in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, we identify the prevalence of Need for Chaos across Anglo-Saxon societies. Using Latent Profile Analysis, we explore whether different subtypes underlie the uni-dimensional construct and find evidence that some people may be motivated to seek out chaos because they want to rebuild society, while others enjoy destruction for its own sake. We demonstrate that chaos-seekers are not a unified political group but a divergent set of malcontents. Multiple pathways can lead individuals to 'want to watch the world burn'. This article is part of the theme issue 'The political brain neurocognitive and computational mechanisms'.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Política
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Actitud
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Europa
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos