Marital Quality Among Couples Living Under the Threat of Forced Relocation: The Case of Families in the Golan Heights

Skrzypek, Michał; Lev, R

doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1999.tb01125.x

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“…The present study concerns itself with the eviction of residents from their homes as a result of a political decision. The uprooting of established towns and the forced eviction of residents from their homes are recorded in the literature as causing emotional distress and disrupting the lives of the individual and the community as a whole (Shamai & Lev, ).…”

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Postforced eviction communities: The contribution of personal and environmental resources to the sense of belonging to the community

Levy

Friedman

2018

Journal Community Psychology

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This article aims to examine the contribution of personal and environmental resources to the sense of belonging to the community among postforced eviction communities. The study included 140 participants who experienced forced eviction, and ranged in age from 20 to 79 years. Slightly more than half were women (52.4%, 74). Nearly half of the participants continued living alongside their fellow community members, while others left for different communities. The participants filled out self‐report questionnaires assessing their sense of belonging, social and family support, sense of mastery, and self‐esteem. We used 2 complementary instruments: the stepwise regression and the mediation model. Results indicated that the level of social and family support was found to be higher in the unified communities. Lower levels of the sense of belonging were found in the split communities. The sense of mastery was found to positively contribute to the sense of belonging. The self‐esteem resource was not found to contribute to the sense of belonging, whereas social and family support was found to positively contribute to the sense of belonging. The mediation model presented an interesting finding insofar that an indirect positive association was found regarding the sense of belonging via social support within different types of communities. The discussion refers to the findings and their contribution to both theory and practice.

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“…In most cases, a forced eviction leads to substantial emotional, social, and financial losses that demand strong coping skills. There is an additional sense of loss of control that undermines self‐confidence leading to uncertainty regarding the future (Evans & Oehler‐Stinnet, ; Shamai & Lev, in Aroain, 1990).…”

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Postforced eviction communities: The contribution of personal and environmental resources to the sense of belonging to the community

Levy

Friedman

2018

Journal Community Psychology

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“…Coping is often based on existing physical and psychological strengths (Boss 1987). The investment of energy in coping with the stressors often depletes existing family resources, as well as preventing the family from developing new resources (Shamai & Lev 1999). In a long period of uncertainty, the ongoing need for dealing with the stress effect is expressed in different aspects of family functioning.…”

Section: Pa R E N T S a N D C H I L D R E N I N A S Tat E O F U N C Ementioning

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Parents’ perceptions of their children in a context of shared political uncertainty

Skrzypek

2001

Child & Family Social Work

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The study describes the differences and similarities between parents’ feelings and their perception of their children’s feelings in a politically uncertain situation. The study focuses on Israeli families living in Judaea and Samaria (the West Bank) during two periods: the Intifada and the post‐Oslo Agreements years during the first phase of the peace process with the Palestinians. The research combines qualitative and quantitative methods. The results show that most of the feelings evoked by the uncertainty are negative emotions, such as fear, anger, hate, the desire for revenge, and avoidance. These emotions are experienced by parents and, according to the parents’ perceptions, by their children as well. In addition to the correlation between parents’ own experiences and their appraisal of their children’s, the children were perceived as having more negative feelings than the parents. Systemic analysis of the results indicates that the children are often a channel for expression of their parents’ emotions. Based on this finding, suggestions are made regarding intervention with children that takes family processes into account. Some direction for applying the findings of this specific study in other contexts of shared political uncertainty, such as Northern Ireland, are suggested.

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“…However, some studies have revealed that when an event is anticipated but there is no opportunity to actually prepare for it-or when knowledge of an event nonetheless involves extreme uncertainty-levels of distress actually increase. This was the case, for instance, among Sinai residents before their relocation (Kliot & Albeck, 1996), and among residents of the Golan Heights when there was talk of returning parts of the Golan Heights to Syria (Lev-Wiesel, 2001;Shamai & Lev, 1999). When knowledge allows for physical, practical, or cognitive preparation for an anticipated event, preparation does seem to decrease levels of stress and distress (Sattler et al, 2002).…”

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Preparedness, Ideology, and Subsequent Distress: Examining a Case of Forced Relocation

Tuval‐Mashiach

Dekel

2012

Journal of Loss and Trauma

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The current study investigated the relationships between levels and modes of preparedness for relocation, ideology, and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A sample of 269 relocated residents from Gush Katif completed questionnaires examining their previous life stressors, preparation prior to their relocation, level of ideology, and current level of PTSD. Contrary to expectations, the findings showed a negative correlation between instrumental preparedness and PTSD, which suppressed the positive association between ideology and PTSD. These findings suggest that some modes of preparedness may lead to better psychological readjustment, while others may be irrelevant or even harmful when they contradict one's ideology. Further research on the unique and combined role of preparedness and ideology in coping with stressful events is needed.Although population displacements (namely, the transfer of groups and communities from their permanent geographical location to another) are not rare phenomena, there is still a paucity of research on the psychological impact of these displacements on the displaced communities and individuals. Population displacements can be forced or voluntary, temporary or permanent, and can be implemented due to political considerations or natural disasters

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Marital Quality Among Couples Living Under the Threat of Forced Relocation: The Case of Families in the Golan Heights

Cited by 18 publications

References 20 publications

Postforced eviction communities: The contribution of personal and environmental resources to the sense of belonging to the community

Postforced eviction communities: The contribution of personal and environmental resources to the sense of belonging to the community

Parents’ perceptions of their children in a context of shared political uncertainty

Preparedness, Ideology, and Subsequent Distress: Examining a Case of Forced Relocation

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