“…On the other hand, research examining ideological groups specifically has tended to be more focused on hate groups and is more qualitative or ethnographic in nature, limiting the generalizability of these findings to other types of groups (i.e., nonideological groups, nonviolent groups, etc. ; e.g., Blazak, 2001;Ezekiel, 2002;Schwartz & Kaslow, 2001;Watts, 2001). Additionally, with more attention being given to groups with extreme ideologies and tendencies toward acts that are intended to evoke both terror and helplessness (Moghaddam & Marsella, 2004), more importance is being placed on gaining a better understanding of the social and psychological processes of these groups (Moghaddam, 2005).…”