This article explores subjective perceptions and constructions of "risk" and "protection" among ultra-Orthodox Jewish children aged 10-16 in Israel. Eight focus groups were conducted, with a total of 30 ultra-Orthodox children (boys and girls). Our analysis indicates that the children's subjective perceptions of "risk" and "protection" coincided with four fundamental domains: the physical, the emotional, the political, and the spiritual. The findings highlight that-from the perspective of children-culture, religion, spirituality, and other macro socio-political contexts, in addition to gender and age, are factors that function simultaneously to shape the way in which "risk" and "protection" are constructed.
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