Measuring the risk of religious radicalisation of young people: construct and questionnaire

Introduction. The study of religious radicalisation is an important aspect counteracting the incitement hostility between different groups and communities reducing level violence in Russian society. Modern scientific ideas are characterised by multiple meanings that do not effectively counteract negative impact on young people’s attitudes towards religion believers. Academic literature describes concepts models differ theoretical methodological foundations, based mainly material foreign studies. This situation makes it impossible to develop a construct could be operationalised for diagnosing risk youth.
 purpose research verify model (construct) radicalisation, as well questionnaire it, which possible measure people through believers.
 It supposed formed under influence social environment subject’s perceptions importance believers society state. Based analysis knowledge about facts information activities destructive extremist communities, proposed, including six statements: exclusive religion, leaders (sacralisation clericalisation), need protect them from changes, interference non-believers or representatives another (fundamentalism xenophobia), maintain relations only with particular association, matters education, cultural development, ignoring failing comply obligations, laws regulations (socialisation discrimination).
 Methodology, methods techniques. basis socio-psychological approach human cognition (G.M. Andreeva), empirical individuals (A.W. Kruglanski, N. Ellemers, A. R. Schmidt, etc.).
 aimed at testing radicalisation; development verification radicalisation.
 method data collection «Religious radicalisation», structurally corresponding 90 questions grouped into scales, indicators self-determination behavior.
 Results processing method: descriptive statistics, correlation, one-factor variance confirmatory analysis.
 Research sample: 874 divided (n=336 people), Kyrgyz (268 people) Uzbek (n=270 sub-samples people.
 Results: means factor results survey national samples, youth was corrected. A three-factor found have best structural characteristics sample (χ2=216.5, df=87, p<0.0001, RMSEA=0.067, p=0.008 (RMSEA CI 90% = 0.056-0.078), CFI=0.949, TLI=0.95). consists three scales (‘Clericalisation’, ‘Discrimination’, ‘Xenophobia’) but includes statements other (‘Sacralisation’, ‘Fundamentalism’, ‘Socialisation’).
 second result among youth. 15 statements, has satisfactory reliability values according internal consistency criterion intercorrelations (Cronbach’s α «Clericalisation» 0.89, r=0.63, p<0.001; «Discrimination» 0.76, r=0.38, Xenophobia 0.81, r=0.46, p<0.001).
 Scientific novelty. received expand idea preconditions demonstrate set beliefs can stimulate intolerant attitude Practical significance. presented methodology used purposes people.