Understanding extremist personality: the mediating influence of Regulatory Modes and the need for cognitive closure in the Quest for Significance

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11268/17059
DOI: 10.3389/frsps.2026.1715876

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2026

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Jaume, Luis Carlos
Roca, Marcelo Agustín
Duhalde, Nahuel Hugo Ezequiel
Simkin, Hugo
Liébana Puado, Sara

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Understanding the psychological mechanisms underlying extremist personality helps explain why some individuals endorse rigid or polarized positions. Extremist personality is conceptualized as a self-regulatory tendency characterized by motivational imbalance, cognitive inflexibility, and strong commitment to salient goals. This study examines how the quest for significance, regulatory modes (Locomotion and Assessment), and the need for cognitive closure relate to extremist personality.

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Extremismo
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Investigación médica

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Jaume, L. C., Roca, M. A., Duhalde, N. H. E., Simkin, H., Liebana, S., & Labrador, P. A. (2026). Understanding extremist personality: The mediating influence of Regulatory Modes and the need for cognitive closure in the Quest for Significance. Frontiers in Social Psychology, 4, 1715876. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsps.2026.1715876
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