Researchers find anxiety may be at root of religious extremism

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 09:42 in Psychology & Sociology

Anxiety and uncertainty can cause us to become more idealistic and more radical in our religious beliefs, according to new findings by York University researchers, published in this month's issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

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