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  • 35 - The Political Psychology of Cyberterrorism

  • from Part III - Contemporary Challenges to Democracy
  • Edited by Danny Osborne, University of Auckland, Chris G. Sibley, University of Auckland
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology
    Published online:
    17 February 2022
    Print publication:
    24 February 2022, pp 565-581

  • Summary

    This chapter examines the phenomenon of cyberterrorism through the lens of political psychology. The emergence of cyberterrorism as a novel threat has roiled international security and given rise to a new wave of research that seeks to understand how exposure to destructive digital attacks influences political attitudes and behaviour. In this chapter, we review the leading empirical studies that have emerged as part of this new research focus. We begin by presenting a consolidated political psychology model of exposure to cyberterrorism that guides our analysis throughout the chapter. We then apply this model to the two predominant political outcomes that recur in the empirical literature – public confidence and trust in institutions, and foreign policy attitudes. Finally, we pinpoint the key gaps in our understanding of the psycho-political effects of cyberterrorism exposure and propose a research agenda that accounts for the evolving nature of the field.