Consider the range of social behaviours we engage in every day. In each case, there are a
multitude of unknowns, reflecting the many sources of uncertainty inherent to social …

We live in a changing world that can create uncertainty about who we are, and make
extremist groups, identities and ideologies attractive to us. This article invokes uncertainty …

Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

Abstract Utilizing the Stimulus-Organism-Response paradigm, this study explores how self-
disclosure, an important component of tourist-to-tourist interaction, influences tourist …

Societal change and personal life events sometimes make one feel uncertain about one's
self and identity. According to uncertainty-identity theory, this self-uncertainty can motivate …

The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of
researchers have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability …

Identity fusion is a relatively unexplored form of alignment with groups that entails a visceral
feeling of oneness with the group. This feeling is associated with unusually porous, highly …

In this chapter, I review the literature on motivated identity construction, drawing together
insights and evidence from diverse theoretical perspectives, and I propose the foundations …

The present studies examined the hypothesis that loss of personal significance fuels
extremism via the need for cognitive closure. Situations of significance loss—those that …

In the last 15 years, the threat of Muslim violent extremists emerging within Western
countries has grown. Terrorist organizations based in the Middle East are recruiting Muslims …