Incels in Relation to Masculine Honor Beliefs and Beliefs of Pure Evil

Abstract

Incels have become a population of men who believe that they are unable to be [sic] receive love or attention from women and blame those outside of the incel community. This population has been the cause of multiple death, much of past research has focused on the analyzing the words and behavior of incels through the internet. However, this study proposes to analyze their internal beliefs; specifically masculine honor beliefs (i.e., beliefs of how men need to act to uphold their masculinity) and beliefs of pure evil (i.e., people are inherently motivated to do harm). We hope to have a further understanding of why these individuals behave the way they do by understanding where the internal drive is coming from.