Examining the effects of news frames as a risk factor of radicalisation

Mohd Rashid, Nurul Miza and Mat Isa, Noor Aqsa Nabila (2022) Examining the effects of news frames as a risk factor of radicalisation. Intellectual Discourse, 30 (2). pp. 315-341. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639

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Abstract

The present study conducted an online experiment to examine whether news frames could cause radicalisation. In the study, 248 participants (age: M = 22.89, SD = 6.77) read and summarised news articles which contained either positive news frames (depict Islamist extremist groups as avengers of the Muslim communities), negative news frames (depict the groups as barbaric), or neutral news frames (news unrelated to Islamist extremism). The analysis revealed an effect of the positive news frames on the acceptance of Islamist extremism, specifically on the attitudes toward Muslim violence by others. The results indicate that news-framing content that narrates the goodness of Islamist extremist group could be a factor in the radicalisation process through media. It is recommended news content regulation is improved especially during times of crisis which could increase the public’s vulnerability to extremism.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	media effects, news frames effect, psychological experiment, radicalisation, violent Islamist extremism
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF180 Experimental psychology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. NURUL MIZA MOHD RASHID
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2023 08:35
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2023 08:40
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/102794

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