The mirage of the jihadDisenchantment as the pathway to disengagement of female jihadists. A case study about radicalization in Spanish prisons

  1. Ángel Gómez
  2. Sandra Chiclana
  3. Juana Chinchilla
  4. Laura Blanco
  5. Beatriz Alba
  6. Hend Bautista
  7. Florencia Pozuelo-Rubio
Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748,  1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 37

Número: 3

Páginas: 586-617

Tipo: Artículo

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Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

Resumen

El interés por desentrañar los caminos hacia la radicalización violenta es una de las principales áreas de atención en la actualidad. No obstante, las investigaciones que incluyen datos de terroristas son marginales, particularmente en el caso de las mujeres. Aquí ofrecemos una contribución empírica a este déficit. Veinticinco mujeres musulmanas recluidas en prisiones españolas por terro-rismo yihadista, o por delitos no relacionados con el terrorismo, participaron en una serie de entrevistas cara a cara. Los resultados revelaron que las mujeres yihadistas expresaron menos autoestima, búsqueda de significado, resiliencia, cohesión, y religiosidad que las no yihadistas. Aunque no se encontraron diferencias entre los grupos en fusión con la religión o con los musulmanes, la percepción de fusión con la religión y los musulmanes de las mujeres yihadistas se redujo en el presente, en comparación con el pasado, permaneciendo baja en el futuro. Los resultados indican que las mujeres yihadistas entran en la radicalización debido a una crisis de identidad personal y social, pero también parece que se desvinculan de la yihad debido a un desencanto por las expectativas no cumplidas. Nuestros hallazgos plantean considerar las necesidades y características específicas de las reclusas yihadistas en el desarrollo de programas de tratamiento en prisión

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