Is radicalization a family issue? A systematic review of family-related risk and protective factors, consequences, and interventions against radicalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family-related risk and protective factors are crucial for different antisocial behaviors, but their role in radicalization requires synthesis. Radicalization is likely to have a negative impact on families, and well-designed and implemented family-focused intervention programs have the potential to decrease radicalization.

Objectives

Research questions were: (1) What are the family-related risk and protective factors for radicalization? (2) What is the impact of radicalization on families? (3) Are family-based interventions against radicalization effective?

Search methods

Searches included 25 databases and hand searches of gray literature from April to July 2021. Leading researchers in the field were asked to provide published and unpublished studies on th

SUBMITTER: Zych I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300959 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature