Moral Disengagement: Exploring Support Mechanisms for Violent Extremism among Young Egyptian Males

Authors

Paul S. Lieber, University of Canberra
Yael Efreom-Lieber, University of Canberra
Christopher Rate, US Army War College

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

Comments

1st Australian Counter Terrorism Conference, Edith Cowan University, Perth Western Australia, 30th November 2010

Abstract

This study applied Bandura’s (1986) eight mechanisms of moral disengagement to a sample of young, Egyptian Muslim males (N=660). Findings uncovered two distinct scoring groups, likewise a statistically significant (p<.01) relationship between higher reported levels of moral disengagement and age. For this sample, younger individuals were likewise more apt to possess higher levels of moral disengagement. Findings argue for additional analyses exploring these relationships, likewise employing counter-violence, communication interventions derived specifically from Bandura’s identified mechanisms.

DOI

10.4225/75/57a414d12b5a1