Views of democracy and society and support for political violence in the USA: findings from a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current conditions in the USA suggest an increasing risk for political violence. Little is known about the prevalence of beliefs that might lead to political violence, about support for and personal willingness to engage in political violence, and about how those measures vary with individual characteristics, lethality of violence, political objectives that violence might advance, or specific populations as targets.

Methods

This cross-sectional US nationally representative survey was conducted on May 13 to June 2, 2022, of adult members of the Ipsos KnowledgePanel. Outcomes are weighted, population-representative proportions of respondents endorsing selected beliefs about American democracy and society and violence to advance political objectives.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Wintemute GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540371 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature