From social adversity to sympathy for violent radicalization: the role of depression, religiosity and social support.

Autor: Rousseau C; 1Division of Social and Cultural Psychiatry, SHERPA Research Center, McGill University, CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l'lle-de-Montreal, CSSS de la Montagne (Park Extension), 7085 Hutchison, Suite 204.2, Montreal, QC H3N 1Y9 Canada., Hassan G; 2UQAM, J.-A.-DeSeve Pavillon, Suite DS-1900, 320 Sainte-Catherine St. E., Montreal, QC H2X 1L7 Canada., Miconi D; 3CLSC Parc Extension, McGill University, 7085 Hutchison, Room 304-AA, Montreal, QC H3N 1Y9 Canada., Lecompte V; 4McGill University, James Administration Building, 845 Sherbrooke St. W., Room 400, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4 Canada., Mekki-Berrada A; 5Anthropology Department, Laval University, Charles-De Koninck Pavillon, Suite 6403, 1030 Sciences humaines Av., Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6 Canada., El Hage H; Rosemont College, C.P. 8888, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8 Canada., Oulhote Y; School of Public health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Arnold House, 716 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique [Arch Public Health] 2019 Oct 25; Vol. 77, pp. 45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 25 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-019-0372-y
Abstrakt: Background: Discrepancies among studies suggest that the relation between social adversity and sympathy for violent radicalization (SVR) is multifaceted and may differ according to social context. This paper examines the role of depression, religiosity and social support in the relation between social adversity (i.e., discrimination and exposure to violence) and SVR among college students in Quebec, Canada.
Methods: A total of 1894 students responded to an online questionnaire posted on the internet of eight colleges. Multilevel analyses were first conducted to account for the clustered nature of the data, followed by mediation and moderation analyses.
Results: First generation migrants reported less SVR than second generation youth and non-immigrants. The mediating and/or moderating role of depression, religiosity and social support was examined through causal inference models. Depression mediated the relation between social adversity and SVR, with depression scores accounting for 47% and 25% of the total effect between discrimination and exposure to violence and SVR scores, respectively. Religiosity and social support moderated the association between social adversity and SVR.
Conclusions: These results suggest that prevention programs should consider violent radicalization as a systemic issue which involves both minorities and the majority, although the specific balance between risk and protective factors may be influenced by local dynamics. They also question intervention measures targeting specifically migrants or ethno-cultural communities because of the risk of increasing profiling and stigmatization. Prevention programs should prioritize decreasing discrimination in colleges, as well as the provision of psychosocial support to depressed youth who experience social adversity.
Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.
(© The Author(s). 2019.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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