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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic brought greater social polarization along with economic and psychological burdens, creating an ideal environment for violent radicalization. This paper examines the relationship between perceived financial difficulties and support for violent radicalization (SVR) through depressive symptoms, while assessing the moderating role of perceived discrimination on this pathway, among young Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of Canadian adults (18–40 years) completed an online survey in mid-2021. Using structural equation modeling, we examined the association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR and investigated whether perceived discrimination moderated the indirect association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR via depressive symptoms. Perceived financial difficulties were positively and significantly associated with SVR (β = 0.057, SE = 0.018, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001). Perceived discrimination moderated the association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR through depressive symptoms (β = 0.015, Boot SE = 0.005, 95% CI = 0.005, 0.026). The association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR through depressive symptoms was greater for those that experienced discrimination in at least one or more contexts (β = 0.051, Boot SE = 0.008, Boot 95% CI = 0.036, 0.068) in comparison to those that did not experience discrimination (β = 0.036, Boot SE = 0.006, Boot 95% CI = 0.025, 0.048). Financial difficulties are associated with SVR due, in part, to discrimination and depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that a public health approach to preventing violent radicalization should consider the interplay between financial difficulties, experiences of discrimination, and mental health.</p>

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A moderated mediation model linking financial difficulties to support for violent radicalization: the mediating role of depressive symptoms and conditional association with discrimination

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    2026年6月26日

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  • Mohammed Akhtar,
  • Diana Miconi,
  • Frank J. Elgar,
  • Rochelle L. Frounfelker,
  • Cécile Rousseau

摘要

The COVID-19 pandemic brought greater social polarization along with economic and psychological burdens, creating an ideal environment for violent radicalization. This paper examines the relationship between perceived financial difficulties and support for violent radicalization (SVR) through depressive symptoms, while assessing the moderating role of perceived discrimination on this pathway, among young Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of Canadian adults (18–40 years) completed an online survey in mid-2021. Using structural equation modeling, we examined the association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR and investigated whether perceived discrimination moderated the indirect association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR via depressive symptoms. Perceived financial difficulties were positively and significantly associated with SVR (β = 0.057, SE = 0.018, p < 0.001). Perceived discrimination moderated the association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR through depressive symptoms (β = 0.015, Boot SE = 0.005, 95% CI = 0.005, 0.026). The association between perceived financial difficulties and SVR through depressive symptoms was greater for those that experienced discrimination in at least one or more contexts (β = 0.051, Boot SE = 0.008, Boot 95% CI = 0.036, 0.068) in comparison to those that did not experience discrimination (β = 0.036, Boot SE = 0.006, Boot 95% CI = 0.025, 0.048). Financial difficulties are associated with SVR due, in part, to discrimination and depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that a public health approach to preventing violent radicalization should consider the interplay between financial difficulties, experiences of discrimination, and mental health.