The psychological effects of Intifada Al Aqsa: acute stress disorder and distress in Palestinian-Israeli students.
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci
; 42(2): 96-105, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
The study assesses the effects of exposure to nationality-related and personal stressful events, threat appraisal and coping strategies on level of distress of Palestinian Israeli students. One hundred forty-eight Palestinian Israeli students filled out a battery of questionnaires that tapped their exposure to stressful life events, terrorism and political related violence, their primary and secondary appraisals, and coping strategies. Level of distress was evaluated by (1) acute stress disorder, and (2) psychiatric symptomatology. Results reveal relatively low exposure to terrorism-related traumatic events, yet considerable exposure (35.8%) to nationality-related stressful events during the last two years. Twenty-five percent of the students suffered from acute stress disorder, and their levels of psychiatric symptomatology exceeded norms for the general population. Primary appraisal processes and emotion-focused coping strategies made unique contribution to the respondents' level of (1) acute stress disorder and (2) psychiatric symptomatology. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Política
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Estudiantes
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Árabes
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Terrorismo
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Trastornos de Estrés Traumático Agudo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel