Willingness to fight and die

John G. Horgan ()
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John G. Horgan: Georgia State University

Nature Human Behaviour, 2017, vol. 1, issue 9, 628-629

Abstract: What would motivate someone to willingly enter frontline combat against the Islamic State? New research finds three compelling reasons: commitment to some sacred values, forsaking commitment to their own kin for those same values, and belief in the spiritual strength of one’s own group compared to that of the enemy.

Date: 2017
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