العلاقة بين الأصولية الإسلامية و العنف

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study is to identify the proposed relationship between Islamic fundamentalism (IF), armed political violence (APV), and aggression using 413 college students and 398 employees.

All subjects were male (363) and female (448) Kuwaiti Muslims.

To assess the nature of this relationship, the study developed an Arabic measure of IF and another for APV.

The study also assessed the possible relationship between IF and religious and social citizenship.

The study started by clarifying the concept of fundamentalism and its proposed link with violence from a psychological perspective.

The results found no relationship between IF, APV, and aggression, and found a significant positive correlation between IF and religious and social citizenship.

The study urged for continues efforts to search for other possible reasons of APV