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“Individuals who frequently believe they have been victimized in their relationships with others are more likely to develop a vigilante mindset, according to a series of four studies. These studies, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, suggest that such individuals are more likely to construct a vigilante identity organized around monitoring their environment looking for signs of wrongdoing and delivering punishment.

A vigilante is an individual who takes the law into their own hands and engages in acts of justice or retribution without the authority of law enforcement or the legal system. Vigilantes typically act on their perception of right and wrong and may seek to correct what they perceive as injustices or wrongdoing. While they may have noble intentions, their actions often fall outside the boundaries of the legal system, potentially causing harm, chaos, or further injustices…

The findings from the first study revealed that individuals with a strong vigilante identity were more punitive. The second study supported the notion that individuals who viewed themselves as victims were more likely to embrace a vigilante identity and actively monitor social media for norm violations… The third study corroborated the association between self-perceived interpersonal victimhood and the adoption of a vigilante identity. Moreover, those with a stronger vigilante identity showed a greater propensity to punish perceived norm violators. The fourth study echoed these findings, illustrating that managers who considered themselves victims were more likely to enforce harsher punishments…

“Our research advances vigilante scholarship by showing that people who tend to perceive themselves as perpetual victims in their interpersonal relationships are more likely to internalize a vigilante identity. In turn, this internalization predicts their willingness to closely monitor the environment for signs of wrongdoing and taking it upon themselves to punish alleged wrongdoers,” the study authors concluded.”

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