Highlights•Experiences of collective action can lead to psychological changes which are
sustained by group support and communication.•Riots can spread via shared identity among …

Abstract The Bethnal Green tube shelter disaster, in which 173 people died, is a significant
event in both history and psychology. While notions of 'panic'and 'stampede'have been …

Crowd flight incidents from (mis) perceived threats are important social, psychological, and
political phenomena that have been neglected in previous research. They are potentially …

On April 30, 2021, a total of 45 died and 112 were injured in a crowd crush at a religious
festival on Mount Meron, Israel. Unlike a bomb blast, building collapse, mass shooting, or …

In crowds, to the degree one identifies with other crowd members one likely experiences a
sense of common purpose, social connection and mutual support. Such is the psychological …