Psychological and Behavioral Factors on Homegrown Terrorism

Homegrown Terrorism
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Homegrown Terrorism
There exist various psychological and behavioral factors that contribute to ‘homegrown’ individuals becoming radicalized and conducting terrorist attacks in their own country. Researchers found evidence that becoming a terrorist is a lifestyle choice that is linked to explicit behavioral changes (Szpunar, 2018). These behavioral signifiers are not straightforward, thus making it incredibly challenging for family, friends, and bystanders to notice. Psychological motivators entail acculturation to violent and extremist action that occurs as an identity formation process. Two primary triads of sequential behaviors that prove specifically frequent and salient antecedents to conducting terrorist attacks in one’s own