Approval of extreme right-wing organizations and social movements and support for political violence in the United States: findings from a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concern for political violence in the United States remains high. The limited information available indicates that approval of specific extreme right-wing organizations and social movements is associated with support for and willingness to engage in political violence, but systematic data are lacking. The study objective is to quantify those associations at the individual level in a nationally representative survey sample.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis from Wave 1 of a nationally representative survey of members of the Ipsos KnowledgePanel, conducted May-June 2022. The exposure is approval (categorized from non-approval to strong approval) of 8 named organizations and social movements, considered individually and together. Principal outcomes are justification f

SUBMITTER: Wintemute GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683887 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature