TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Suicidality and suicide bombing revisited: a rejoinder to Merari
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Brym, Robert J.
A1  - Araj, Bader
SP  - 733
EP  - 739
VL  - 35
IS  - 10
N2  - Ariel Merari purports to demonstrate a tendency on the part of suicide bombers to be motivated by depression and suicidal tendencies. However, he misconstrues the present authors' critique of his work and misinterprets their research. By clarifying both issues, this article seeks to substantiate three claims: (1) Merari's sampling procedure precludes generalization; (2) interviewer and contextual effects probably bias his findings; (3) evidence challenges his inferences.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2012.712033
ID  - ref1
ER  -