The article examines how exposure to extremist recruitment in video games relates to attitudes and aggression, and how this varies for far-right and far-left messaging. It reports that recruitment attempts are not widespread and that far-right exposure is linked to increased hostile sexism and aggression, while far-left effects depend on preexisting left-wing authoritarian traits.

The piece is of interest to psychology readers because it highlights how environmental factors in digital spaces interact with individual traits to shape social attitudes and behaviors, offering insight into prejudice, aggression, and the psychology of extremism.

Article Title: Video games aren’t major engines for extremist radicalization, new research suggests

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/video-games-arent-major-engines-for-extremist-radicalization-new-research-suggests/

#video-games #extremism #radicalization #authoritarianism #hostilesexism #aggression #digitalculture #gamingpsychology #leftwingextremism #rightwingextremism

#FYI #mansplaining #men #hostilesexism #sexism #women #climatedenial #disinformation #climatechange

"...high level of hostile sexism. Nearly half of these respondents reported they knew as much as or more than climate scientists about climate change."

Original article (paywalled, login to your local university library to read)

Benegal and Holman 13 August 2025, Climatic Change 178, 153

Hostile sexism and overconfidence shape the public’s views of climate change.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-04000-8

"In leftist circles I see a lot of people trying to understand the circumstances that create #badbehaviour.It seems to be well meaning but it’s potentially infantilising, because in the end, people have a choice. The #men who do this have a choice to look at what they’re doing & turn back. I know it’s possible because I did it.”

Escaping the dark side of modern masculinity: one man’s story
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/escaping-the-dark-side-of-modern-masculinity-one-mans-story/

#mysogyny
#benevolentsexism
#hostilesexism
#ambivalentsexism
#toxicmasculinity