Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Support of Violent Radicalization: Variations by Geographic Location

Objectives: We examine the association between perceived discrimination, mental health, social support, and support for violent radicalization (VR) in young adults from three locations across two countries: Montréal and Toronto, Canada, and Boston, United States. A secondary goal is to test the mode...

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Published in:	International Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	B. Heidi Ellis, Alisa B. Miller, Georgios Sideridis, Rochelle Frounfelker, Diana Miconi, Saida Abdi, Farah Aw-Osman, Cecile Rousseau
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Subjects:	violent radicalization discrimination mental health North America Somali
Online Access:	https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.617053/full

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