Abstract
The article reports initial attempts to evaluate a new positive psychological approach to bolster resilience among Muslims in the Netherlands. The approach uses Quranic texts and principles from mental contrasting and implementation intentions (MCII) to encourage Muslims in the Netherlands to reflect in groups on appropriate responses to challenges they are facing. The participants are inspired by Quranic texts and encouraged to write responses to specific challenges in the form of IF-THEN rules and to practice these IF-THEN rules for several weeks. Two studies indicate that this approach increases personal growth initiative. The implications of these findings for the MCII literature and prevention/countering violent extremism are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 614473 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | July |
| Early online date | 14 Jul 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was facilitated by funding granted to the MD from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
Funding Information:
Funding. This research was facilitated by funding granted to the MD from the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 725349. The JA nor the participants received monetary reward for their contribution. The authors are indebted to Dr. Martijn de Koning for valuable reflections on an earlier version of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Dechesne and Ahajjaj.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- community
- positive psychology
- radicalization
- resilience
- securitization
