Somali Youth Longitudinal Study (SYLS) Series

The Somali Youth Longitudinal Study collected data on Somali-American youth at four time points between 2013-2019. The study was originally designed to address concerns in the Somali community over youth violence. The study broadened its focus to adopt a life-course perspective to examine Somali immigrant experiences with discrimination and marginalization associated with religion, race, ethnicity, and immigration status, and their relationship to health outcomes.

Time 1: May 2013 – January 2014

Time 2: June 2014 – August 2015

Time 3: December 2016 – February 2018, NOTE: Time 3 data are not available from ICPSR.

Time 4: April 2018 – February 2019

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2021
Ellis, B.H., Sideridis, Georgios, Miller, Alisa, Abdi, Saida M., Lincoln, Alisa K. Civic developments and antisocial attitudes/behaviors among immigrants: Change over one year. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 27, (2), 157-168.
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2024
Ellis, B.H., Erez, Edna, Horgan, John, LaFree, Gary, Spaaij, Ramon Comparing Violent Extremism and Terrorism to Other Forms of Targeted Violence. National Institute of Justice Journal. 285, .
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2022
Ellis, B.H., Sideridis, Georgios, Davis, Seetha H., Cardeli, Emma, Abdi, Saida M., Lincoln, Alisa K. Discrimination and mental health of Somali immigrants in North America: A longitudinal study from 2013 to 2019. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 57, (5), 1049-1059.
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2020
Winer, Jeffrey P., Forgeard, Marie, Cardeli, Emma, Issa, Osob, Ellis, B.H. Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) in a sample of Somali immigrants living in North America. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 90, (6), 787-798.
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2020
Wolfowicz, Michael, Litmanovitz, Yael, Weisburd, David, Hasisi, Badi A field-wide systematic review and meta-analysis of putative risk and protective factors for radicalization outcomes. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 36, 407-447.
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2016
Lincoln, Alisa K., Lazarevic, Vanja, White, Matthew T., Ellis, B.H. The impact of acculturation style and acculturative hassles on the mental health of Somali adolescent refugees. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 18, 771-778.
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Journal Article
2015
Ellis, B.H., Abdi, Saida M., Miller, Alisa B., White, Matthew T., Lincoln, Alisa K. Protective factors for violence perpetration in Somali young adults: The role of community belonging and neighborhood cohesion. Psychology of Violence. 5, (4), 384-392.
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2016
Ellis, B.H., Abdi, Saida M., Lazarevic, Vanja, White, Matthew T., Lincoln, Alisa K., Stern, Jessica E., Horgan, John G. Relation of psychosocial factors to diverse behaviors and attitudes among Somali refugees. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 86, (4), 393-408.
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2020
Gillespie, Sarah, Cardeli, Emma, Sideridis, Georgios, Issa, Osob, Ellis, B.H. Residential mobility, mental health, and community violence exposure among Somali refugees and immigrants in North America. Health and Place. 65, .
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2021
Ellis, B.H., Miller, Alisa B., Sideridis, Georgios, Frounfelker, Rochelle, Miconi, Diana, Abdi, Saida, Aw-Osman, Farah, Rousseau, Cecile Risk and protective factors associated with support of violent radicalization: Variations by geographic location. International Journal of Public Health. 66, (617053), .
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2020
Emmelkamp, Julie, Asscher, Jessica J., Wissink, Inge B., Stams, Geert Jan J.M. Risk factors for (violent) radicalization in juveniles: A multilevel meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 55, .
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2024
Winer, Jeffrey P., Awada, Samantha, Forgeard, Marie, Cardeli, Emma, Issa, Osob, Ellis, B.H. The role of cognitive fusion in pathways to violent radicalization and deradicalization. Journal for Deradicalization. (39), 1-39.
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2020
Cardeli, Emma, Sideridis, Georgios, Lincoln, Alisa K., Abdi, Saida M., Ellis, B.H. Social bonds in the diaspora: The application of social control theory to Somali refugee young adults in resettlement. Psychology of Violence. 10, (1), 18-29.
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Thesis
2019
Abdi, Saida M. A Test of General Strain Theory with Somali Refugee Youth: A Consideration of Police, Teacher, and Family Strains. Boston University. [dissertation]
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2019
Abda, Saida M. A Test of General Strain Theory with Somali Refugee Youth: A Consideration of Police, Teacher, and Family Strains. Boston University. [dissertation]
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Journal Article
2015
Ellis, B.H., Abdi, Saida M., Horgan, John, Miller, Alisa B., Saxe, Glenn N., Blood, Emily Trauma and openness to legal and illegal activism among Somali refugees. Terrorism and Political Violence. 27, (5), 857-883.
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2016
Ellis, B.H., Abdi, Saida, Horgan, John, Lincoln, Alisa, Stern, Jessica, Bixby, Colleen, Miller, Alisa, Sideridis, George Understanding Pathways To and Away From Violent Radicalization Among Resettled Somali Refugees. Final Summary Overview. NCJ 250415, .
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Journal Article
2020
Ellis, B.H., Lincoln, Alisa K., Abdi, Saida M., Nimmons, Elizabeth A., Issa, Osob, Decker, Scott H. 'We all have stories': Black Muslim immigrants' experience with the police. Race and Justice. 10, (3), 341-362.
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