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ArticleGroup processes & intergroup relations : GPIR2025

The psychology of criminal authority: Introducing the Legitimacy of Secret Power Scale.

Giovanni A Travaglino, Alberto Mirisola, Chanki Moon, Pascal Burgmer, Hirotaka Imada, Isabella Giammusso, Silvana D'Ottone, Kengo Nawata, Miki Ozeki, Dominic Abrams

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10 authors.

Giovanni A TravaglinoRoyal Holloway University of London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4091-0634
Alberto MirisolaUniversity of Palermo, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7591-1058
Chanki MoonRoyal Holloway University of London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-6206
Pascal BurgmerUniversity of Southampton, UK.
Hirotaka ImadaRoyal Holloway University of London, UK.
Isabella GiammussoUniversity of Palermo, Italy.
Silvana D'OttonePontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0646-9876
Kengo NawataFukuoka University, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5407-6882
Miki OzekiOkayama University, Japan.
Dominic AbramsUniversity of Kent, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2113-4572

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Abstract

The state's monopoly on sovereignty can be challenged by criminal systems capable of gaining legitimacy within communities. Understanding the psychological basis of such legitimacy requires broadening traditional conceptualizations of authority to consider how it operates without legal backing and outside formal channels. This research introduces the Legitimacy of Secret Power (L-SP) Scale, a tool measuring individuals' appraisal of illegal groups' power. We validated L-SP through three studies (

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authoritygovernancelegitimacyorganized crimesecret power

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PMID40123857
PMCPMC11928288

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