endobj People join cults because they're looking for love and acceptance and because they want answers to the personal problems in their lives. Unlike most people who find . She would work at her full-time job eight hours a day, and then the remainder of her life was spent living and working for the organizations leader. 0000002636 00000 n According to Hunter, around the time when people leave home and fully assume adult responsibilities, they may go through an identity crisis and struggle to find a purpose and adapt to new social rules (Hunter 1998). Jonestown, they say, offers important lessons for psychology, such as the power of situational and social influences and the consequences of a leader using such influences to destructively manipulate others' behavior. The site is secure. PostedJune 5, 2021 Behavior modification techniques are employed, such as rewards/punishments, thought-stopping, and control of environment (isolation or restriction of access to others). Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. 451 0 obj The longer they stay, the more they receive promises for health, wealth, and well-being. She was caught red-handed by one of her fellow co-workers Jayna Murray. Why do people join cults? endobj From an outsiders perspective, it is very difficult to imagine why anyone would join a cult of their own free will. <>399 0 R]/P 536 0 R/Pg 532 0 R/S/Link>> 0000003715 00000 n 0000029564 00000 n Labor trafficking can take several forms, including bonded labor, otherwise known as debt bondage, and forced labor. It is important to recognize the difference between due and undue influence. Undue Influence does NOT erase the persons old identity but rather creates a new identity to suppress the old one. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Mendeley users who have this article in their library. However, undue influence is deceptive and manipulative. This paper also investigates the factors commonly found in cult leaders that increase their influence over their members. 6. The .gov means its official. 13900573. 1995;23(2):239-48. Introduction. Paper: Regulate cults to mitigate the damage they cause! The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the education of about 95 percent of students around the world. AppendPDF Pro 6.3 Linux 64 bit Aug 30 2019 Library 15.0.4 60. addiction is chronic condition that affects lives in many ways, 0000004840 00000 n That being said, 51% of the former members reported to have had anxiety disorders in the year preceding their membership, and 45% reported mood disorders. There are, however, a few common threads that draw people towards these types of organizations. 0000004685 00000 n The more inadequate and inferior the follower feels himself to be, the more magical and mystical the omnipotence projected onto the leader. When reading your post, I could not help but think of the psychological phenomenom called Group Think. Which for those who do not know, Janis (1989, p.60) was the first to desrcibe it as a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members striving for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. Group think is believed to have been responsible for the famous 1986 Nasa Shuttle Challenger disaster (take a look at Janis, 2008 about the case study). Destructive individuals and cults use deception and undue influence to make people dependent and obedient. 477 0 obj Critics of the athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica have accused the corporation of being a cult. Her mother, a devout Christian, decided to join the cult when she saw how much they sang and praised the joys of Jesus Christ. Home 1 Russian Education and Society, 60(3) p. 269-277. A number of reports cite heavy drug or alcohol use by cult members before entering the c~lt.~'-~~ Alcohol, marihuana, and hallu- cinogen abuse were particularly common Dr. Stein, who grew up protesting alongside her parents during the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, goes on to explain that breaking up with her boyfriend was the catalyst for her to unwittingly join a cult in the United States. They claim that Scientology Spiritual Ministers are prepared all over the globe to help solve any problem at a moments notice. I personally had an interesting experience with an organization that many consider to be a cult. 4 Strategies to Help You Halt Overthinking, Self-Acceptance: You Cannot Be Anyone Else. Cult membership and addictive disorders share some characteristics: persistence despite damage, initial psychological relief, occupation of an exclusive place in the thoughts of members, high psychiatric comorbidity prevalence, high accessibility, leading to social precariousness and the importance of familial support when leaving. <> 0000015895 00000 n Acknowledging that joining a cult requires an element of voluntary self-surrender also obliges us to consider whether the very relinquishment of control isn't a significant part of the appeal . There are many types of cults: political, religious, self-help, large group awareness. . Not necessarily. 0000003586 00000 n An official website of the United States government. Rather than risk losing her job at Lululemon, she murdered Murray in cold blood and tried to blame it on a robbery. The aim of this study was to identify the vulnerability and protec-tive factors for cult membership. The church was funded by taking 30% of its member's gross income and its leader, Herbert W. Armstrong, a self-titled 'Last Apostle' of Jesus Christ, lived a luxurious life in Hollywood. Accessibility 0000006536 00000 n In Lalichs TedTalk, he talks about how leaders are persuasive with authoritarian and narcissism that are motivated by money, sex, power, or all three (2017). There are even recent 21st century contributors: If in a vulnerable state, you may fall for one of the many recruitment strategies. 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It is easier for someone to join a cult they are already familiar with, usually, people are recruited by friends, family members, or coworkers, which can make it harder to say no. 0000008155 00000 n Although there is conflicting evidence in the current literature, some research indicates that factors such as familial dysfunctional patterns (Almendros et al., 2007), preexisting Not all influence is bad. 0000045499 00000 n general thought and question. Sally is an educational psychologist. <>88 0 R]/P 482 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> In the summer of 2010, when I had just turned 18, I took a trip to Vancouver. I found the topic you chose to be very interesting. Individual vulnerabilities may include high hypnotizability, strong ability for concentration and vivid imagination, learning disorders, or autism spectrum disorders. The cult leader can then use these statements to shame individual members publicly. Ever had an experience with a cult or controlling relationship? An individual's personality and life goals aren't the only things that make them vulnerable to cults, according to Bernstein. People stay for many of the same reasons they join, they enjoy being a part of the group, and they have an inability to question it due to social pressure. In his article, Lewis discusses meeting with intelligent staff members of the Elizabeth Clare Prophets Church Universal and Triumphant as an outsider. <>/Metadata 2 0 R/Outlines 5 0 R/Pages 3 0 R/StructTreeRoot 6 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> The types of people who are most susceptible to this sort of manipulation are those who come from broken families and abusive relationships. Accessibility Statement. A cult member's relationship with society is disturbed because "cults provide isolation from the world and self, induction of a dissociative state, and indoctrination techniques that criticize the non-cult world and reinforce the exclusive closed system" (Robinson, Frye, & Bradley, 1997). )@ R5JL[*,}JimhKzeP HDEkl7p)K6`9aB ss>9p DrR\&MK=fRaWamn(5L6XrR(>$z;?~!W;n^C2T>eri\h*@(_e,2E5!yDay Cults utilize this need to pull members in through " love bombing ," initially showering the individual with a great deal of attention and making them feel special. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719809524918 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB-dJaCXAxA, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8234595, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310009618, https://go-galegroup-com.ezproxy.uleth.ca/ps/i.do?p=HRCA&u=leth89164&id=GALE, http://www.searo.who.int/entity/child_adolescent/topics/adolescent_health/en/, https://www.insider.com/i-grew-up-in-a-cult-and-i-can-tell-you-why-normal-people-join-them-2018-3, https://www.ted.com/talks/janja_lalich_why_do_people_join_cults?language=en, https://doi-org.ezproxy.uleth.ca/10.1080/10609393.2018.1451678, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nxivm-raniere-cult-1.518179, Terrorism and Culty Vibes Social Cognition. <>434 0 R]/P 560 0 R/Pg 556 0 R/S/Link>> We go in, and were immediately greeted by a young, attractive woman. <>386 0 R]/P 528 0 R/Pg 516 0 R/S/Link>> NXIVM founder and leader Keith Raniere, who members referred to as "Vanguard," did just that for decades, and was arrested on seven charges including sex trafficking in June 2019. Their research indicated that the experiences these people have of bitter conflicts, and rejection of peers, can be quite distressing; that men and women who join a cult have never previously developed any deep and trusting relationships with others (Yakovleva, 2018). endobj 0000005121 00000 n 0000113219 00000 n endobj Push factors are internal to the gang and often suggest a negative actionsuch as getting shot or injured . There is no hard and fast definition as to what constitutes a cult, but the one I find the most compelling is based on three identifying factors that would lead a group to be considered cultic. Stay stable and safe. Cult Membership What Factors Contribute to Joining Or Leaving? Admittedly, the studies cited by Hunter (1998) and the bulletin by Rudin (1990) are pretty old, to the point Rudin attributes satanic cult-like behavior to Dungeons and Dragons as well as rock music, citing no experts, but saying experts found a definite correlation between DnD/rock music and satanic recruitment (Rudin, 1990). Janis, I. L. (2008). Many cults also form communes, where members of the organization are promised free room and board in exchange for community service, prayer, and loyalty to the leader. Finding ones identity and purpose in life can sometimes be a struggle, and a cult often gives people a cause that they can fight for. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. When someone joins a cult, he or she usually does so because of what the organization offers initially. 572 0 obj 0000005958 00000 n An older study, possibly too old to be valid, (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8234595) suggest some factors that increase likelihood of joining a cult such as propensities toward dissociative states, childhood trauma, and substance abuse. If you are wondering who joins cults and why, the short, but creepy answer is that pretty much anyone can get sucked into them."That is the insidiousness of mind-manipulation," Lisa Kohn, a cult . I would assume that most students in Social Cognition are under the age of twenty-five, which according to the World Health Organization, either classifies us as youth or if you happen to be 19 years or younger, potentially classifies us as adolescent (WHO, 2017). 475 0 obj 0000007003 00000 n B., & Grall-Bronnec, M. (2017). Psychiatry. Singer explains that brainwashing is something that often happens so gradually, that people have no idea what is going on. If a cult member considers leaving the group--this may become a vitally important and pivotal point. Cults are beautifully packaged to look like something quite different from the outside (Brown, 2019) So, would you join a cult? 568 0 obj <>stream These people are not necessarily Atheists, but they refused to follow their familys traditional beliefs because they felt there must be something better out there. <> | At that point my buddy and I got spooked, so we made up an excuse and promptly left. But I suspect they will discover that most people can relatively easily be made to believe all sorts of unsubstantiated information, just look at the varied degrees of unscientific, unproven nonsense most religions adhere to. 0000008022 00000 n Each one has its own lingo, Bernstein said. Posted by 1 year ago. Greenidge, Chloe, "The Making of Cults: The Factors that Contribute to Membership and the Leaders Influence" (2021). So, instead of blaming the victims, he insists that people need to focus on how the founder of the organization managed to be so seductive, that they recruited their followers in the first place. endobj Destructive individuals and cults use deception and undue influence to make people dependent and obedient. About | - Read online for free. He has been a guest speaker on numerous national radio and television stations and is a five time published author. <> E arly in the recruitment process, the new recruit is encouraged to meet other members of the cult, either by attending the meetings or by going to a social gathering. 0000011389 00000 n &nf*$v*TE5Q&P.l-6~WFbu kC`4P$+^/*c(t jB|X? Ut2]5Q&t*s.9 He . These, in turn, increase susceptibility to being recruited by a cult unless there are strong critical thinking, media literacy and good supportive network, which can help a person stay grounded. 0000047218 00000 n <>122 0 R]/P 510 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> Get the help you need from a therapist near youa FREE service from Psychology Today. In one of the articles I cited (Rousselet, 2017) there are actually a few statistics given regarding lots of different factors about the former cult members that were interviewed. Some take place in person, where you may meet someone at work, through a friend or from a community. 2023-02-21T08:12:45-08:00 452 117 Timing also plays a role. As we know, addiction is complicated, and there are many theories that attempt to explain this phenomenon. Even under evaluative conditions that are so vague they are considered subjective, organized religions still could be considered cultic in nature. 0000115100 00000 n B., & Grall-Bronnec, M. (2017). 0000009252 00000 n That's what cults do. But the main goal is to create more power and wealth for the leader, rather than the benefit of the followers.. 0000046622 00000 n Thank you! <> Addiction: definition and implications. endstream But influence can be enormously positive and helpful as well as detrimental. 0000043631 00000 n As you drive past, you know you have to do something about it, because you know youre the only one that can really help.. For example a sociological definition of what constitutes as a cult is based on the authoritarian, manipulative, totalistic and communal aspects, where as a religious definition would consider terms of how far the group has departed from (primarily christian) orthodoxies (Freckelton, 1998). Chloe Greenidge <>413 0 R]/P 546 0 R/Pg 543 0 R/S/Link>> 0000038874 00000 n 0000046337 00000 n Do we know about them, or are they hidden from the rest of us non-culters (or ex-culters)? Kristina Jones, a woman born into a cult called The Children of God (Originally named Teens for Christ), wrote for the BBC about why some people decide to join these groups in the first place. In "The Vow," an anonymous former member dubbed "Jane" said she were drawn to NXIVM because of the sense of community it provided. Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley. So, would you join a cult? Some people, however, join a cult. Written down, the signs seem clear: 1.. 0000006769 00000 n Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. 2023-02-21T08:12:45-08:00 SP4N6v\B66 ou=qAPAWmV%*P ILsQd#& VFYjx?[kB(`a[)tN+n"VF Ub&7}M WG;"/{nnl shV|Y.8c++rp0-uA\ju*`jUk}kP/,YE* V@~)z(@,@* _m \5 One of the many tactics that cults use to recruit new members is love bombing. This is a technique where members of the group are overly loving and complimentary. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. After a 7-week trial, the jury took 5 hours to convict Raniere. endobj Without real intimacy, relationships wither. 29 0 obj 0000112587 00000 n While we are at it, let's shatter another myth: people who join cults are not stupid, weird, crazy, weak-willed, or neurotic. 2000 Jan;20(1):91-111. doi: 10.1016/s0272-7358(98)00093-2. According to Tom Cruise, (A Scientologist) has the ability to create new and better realities, and improve conditions. 10 Ways to Tell if Your Relationship Suffers From Burnout, 24 Dimensions of Compatibility in Long-Term Couples, I Cant Live Without Her: When Grieving Men Die, It Is Now 50 Years Since Gay People Were Cured", Key Tips for Blending Families After a Divorce, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China, Why The Law of Attraction Is Problematic and Dangerous, Are You Missing Intimacy? Cult is a term, considered pejorative by some, for a relatively small group which is typically led by a charismatic and self-appointed leader, who excessively controls its members, requiring unwavering devotion to a set of acts and practices which are considered deviant (outside the norms of society). Behavioral economics teaches us lessons on how consumers make decisions. uuid:ae634148-b657-11b2-0a00-b0f99f7efc7f . endobj Similarly, an article regarding adolescents risks of joining anti-social cults, research has been conducted that young people who suffer from a deep sense of loneliness are vulnerable to being recruited into cults (2018). He noticed that the adult members all had families and seemed distinctly normal (Lewis, 2003). Close relationships are a human need. According to multiple psychologists and sociologists, there is no stereotype of the sort of person who would join a cult. Cult influence is designed to disrupt a persons authentic identity and replace it with a new identity. <> Stay up to date with what you want to know. The case examples explored in this paper are Jonestown, The Kentucky Vampire Clan, The Manson Family, and The Source Family. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. In her 20s, Dr. Stein began to seek out political organizations who claimed to improve the lives of Americans needing health care and other issues. These people want the protection of a parental figure who will save them from the outside world. Cult membership as a source of self-cohesion: forensic implications. This is a super interesting topic to have chosen. (CBC, 2019) endobj Professor Arthur Deikman, of the University of California, San Francisco, points out that many people crave the security that a cult will bring, especially if they did not receive enough love and support from their parents. To someone who has low self-esteem, this is a huge ego boost. What made them decide to organize a cult, what kind of influence do they have that makes people so susceptible to joining a cult? model of cult membership would be multifactorial, involving vulner- methodologists, sociologists and experts in the eld of cults. Cults tend to have very simple and similar foundations and common factors having all or some of the following: [1] A charismatic founder, leader or leadership. 0000007740 00000 n This is akin to a debutante . View This Abstract Online; Cult membership: What factors contribute to joining or leaving? 471 0 obj Though this is a loose term, which is unliked by many, due to fixed connotations. From this point, cults employ lots of techniques commonplace to social psychology, such as confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance. The company teaches their employees that they are superior to others. endobj 0000009424 00000 n Pat Ryan, another former cult member-turned-deprogrammer or exit counselor, says when a family hires him to meet with a loved one, his first step is to do a kind of intervention on the family. In times of confusion and uncertainty when people feel lost, extreme groups offer absolute answers to questions that people have. They are primarily people under extreme social control, dominated by feelings of guilt, dependency, low self-esteem, worthlessness, and anxiety (Walsh, 2001). endobj 440 0 obj Nurs Stand. 0000045440 00000 n 0000010964 00000 n https://encompass.eku.edu/honors_theses/844, Home | ability and protective factors. The death toll exceeded 900, including some 300 who were age 17 and under, making the incident one of the largest mass deaths in American history. <>104 0 R]/P 492 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> %PDF-1.7 % When they leave the group, former members may present severely impaired social adjustment, which could negatively affect their autonomy and self-efficacy, both of which are related to resilience. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help 453 0 obj People who join cults are not stupid. 0000116513 00000 n I did not include any of these statistics in my writing because there were only 31 former cult members interviewed and I didnt think that was a large enough sample size to make any concrete conclusions. No one joins a cult voluntarily; they are recruited into it. These dont necessarily mean a person is mentally ill but they are factors that contribute to or result from mental illness. Commonly, there are many additional after-effects: In an era when cult mind control is ever present and growing, it is essential to better understand the basics of cults, in order to combat their influence. endobj Terms like forensic psychologist, criminologist, criminal psychologist, criminalist, and profile are often mistakenly used interchangeably. The modern polygraph test is widely used, but is it accurate? Retrieved from: https://doi-org.ezproxy.uleth.ca/10.1080/10609393.2018.1451678. Though it's difficult to generalize the type of person who'd get wrapped up in a cult, Bernstein said those who want to heal from childhood or other past trauma and those who want to become more productive and successful in their careers might be swayed to join an insidious organization. Freckelton, I. So, joining a cult is a way for many young women to feel like they are seizing some kind of control over their destiny in an otherwise powerless life. He claims that anyone, under the right conditions, could be convinced to join a cult. 0000029834 00000 n endobj Strengthening protective factors plays an important role in reducing youth gang involvement. Members may have seen too many things that didn't make sense, too many contradictions, and even too many doomsdays that didn't happen. Developmental Characteristics of Adolescents That Increase Risk of Joining Anti-Social Cults. <>96 0 R]/P 486 0 R/Pg 481 0 R/S/Link>> Many of the cult phenomena, that Janja Lalich and others speak of, can also be linked in to forms of covert hypnosis, such as conversational hypnosis, repetitive induction deepening, closed eyes in prayer, TRs in Scientology, meditation, chanting, etc. 2021 Aug 13;12(1):1954776. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1954776. > Cult membership: What factors contribute to joining or leaving? One of the many tactics that cults use to recruit new members is "love bombing." This is a technique where members of the group are overly loving and complimentary. The subject of cults has been quite promin the media over the last few months, with organizations such as NXIVM being in the media spotlight, especially after NXIVM leader Keith Raniere was found guilty of all sex cult charges. (2017) Why do people join cults? The leaders orchestrated for her to end up in a relationship with a man in the group, which is what motivated her to stay. . A dislike, distrust, or general devaluation of outsiders. 0000022723 00000 n Cult membership: What factors contribute to joining or leaving?. 0000080355 00000 n Compared to the norms, the sample exhibited elevated scores on neuroticism, sociotropy and autonomy. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Rousselet, M., Duretete, O., Hardouin, J. 452 0 obj <> endobj Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Being a Scientologist, you look at someone, and you know absolutely that you can help them . Do people who start cults desire to control other people? 460 0 obj Jonestown, (November 18, 1978), location of the mass murder-suicide of members of the California-based Peoples Temple cult at the behest of their charismatic but paranoid leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown agricultural commune, Guyana. application/pdf Questioning the cult results in rejection or abuse, and through the same psychological tactic that gets people involved in the first place, feeling the need to belong makes people put aside things they know are wrong. startxref endobj and transmitted securely. Visiting and making personal contact with cult members is important. A peer-reviewed bulletin from the NASSP written by Marica R. Rudin states that, experts say kids who join cults are generally very intelligent and are high achievers. (1990). 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