Extremism and radicalisation. A systematic review of empirical evidence for personality, quest for significance, spirituality and intolerance of uncertainty

• Autores: Pedro Altungy, Rocío Lana Blond, Marcelo Agustín Roca, Luis Carlos Jaume, Ashley Navarro McCarthy, Sara Liébana, Alicia González Luque
• Localización: Papeles del psicólogo, ISSN-e 1886-1415, ISSN 0214-7823, Vol. 46, Nº. 3, 2025 (Ejemplar dedicado a: UNDÉCIMA EVALUACIÓN DE TEST EDITADOS EN ESPAÑA), págs. 167-180
• Idioma: inglés
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