Differences in State Anxiety Responses to Combat Pictures between Young Adult Israeli Jews and Israeli Palestinian Arabs

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether the different political realities of

Difference between Minorities and Majorities in the Association between COVID-19-Related Stress and Psychological Distress: A Socio-Ecological Perspective and the Moderating Role of Parenthood

“…Thus, as the Palestinian minority were denied access to their core social support systems, represented by families and communities [ 19 ], parenthood did not act as a promoter of resilience for this group. While among the Jewish majority, who could perceive the government as a support system [ 28 ], parents reported less distress, indicating that parenthood had an impact on resilience. This finding clarifies the relevance of minority versus majority categorization when seeking to understand the effect of parenthood as a resilience factor.…”

“…In contrast, naturally, most of the Jewish majority identifies with the Israeli government and its policies, and feels that the state represents them. Therefore, in times of need, the Jewish Israeli citizens are more likely, compared with the Palestinians, to seek various official institutions as a source of support, reinforcing the support received from their family members [ 13 , 28 ]. From Bronfenbrenner’s socio-ecological model perspective, Palestinians and Jews in Israel have different patterns of reliance on the various systems.…”