The impact of the Syrian conflict on population well-being

Cheung, Felix; Kube, Amanda; Tay, Louis; Diener, Edward; Jackson, Joshua J.; Lucas, Richard E.; Ni, Michael Y.; Leung, Gabriel M.

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17369-0

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“…Considering just the last 10 years, there has been a steady flow of studies on personality development, personality growth, and psychopathology for disasters and power struggles like earthquakes (Luhmann & Bleidorn, 2018), and military conflict (Cheung et al, 2020;Meyer et al, 2019;Stevanović et al, 2016). Moreover, several studies have focused on changes in mental health and resilience following disasters and power struggles (Brannen, 2020;Lai et al, 2017;Masten & Narayan, 2012;Munjiza et al, 2014;Neria et al, 2011).…”

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“…who has been affected directly and indirectly through (b) which group membership, and (c) which personal life events have come for whom from the collective life event. The reality of indirect effects of collective life events on personality development is exemplified by findings of personality state changes in vicarious victims following the Paris terrorist attack (Luhmann & Bleidorn, 2018), well-being spillover effects of the Syrian conflict (Cheung et al, 2020), and changes in psychological functioning following low-intensity hurricane exposure (Mancini et al, 2021).…”

Section: The Social Facetmentioning

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Personality development in disruptive times: The impact of personal versus collective life events

Wundrack

Asselmann

Specht

2021

Social & Personality Psych

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Personality development is related to life events that change social roles and environments. Here, we provide an overview of the differences between personal and collective life events relevant to personality development. Following some basic assumptions about the malleability of personality traits due to life events, we discuss the differences in the thematic, social, spatial, and temporal characteristics of personal and collective life events. Personal life events often cover the domains of health, work, family, and love in individual people's lives, while collective life events refer to disasters and power struggles that affect many people. Collective life events are different because they can (a) trigger different personal life events for different people, (b) indirectly affect many more individuals who identify with a directly affected group, and (c) change social role demands through cultural changes. We discuss how these, and other differences affect the way researchers should investigate collective life events.

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Personality development in disruptive times: The impact of personal versus collective life events

Wundrack

Asselmann

Specht

2021

Social & Personality Psych

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“…Natural disasters such as tsunami, earthquake, hurricane, floods, droughts, and wildfires result in disruption through damage to property, physical injury and death, psychological distress, displacement of individuals and families, and prolonged disruption in normal daily activities [ 1 ]. Similarly, manmade disasters such as wars, social unrest, protests, conflicts, and terrorist attacks have a broad range of impacts on the physical, mental, and social well-being of the individuals affected [ 2 ]. These humanitarian emergencies are typically characterized by excess morbidity and mortality due to various emergent risk factors, including population displacement, widespread damage to societies and economies, and the need for large-scale humanitarian assistance [ 3 ].…”

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Pandemic and Typhoon: Positive Impacts of a Double Disaster on Mental Health of Female Students in the Philippines

Cueto¹,

Agaton

2021

Behavioral Sciences

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Humanitarian emergencies pose a great challenge to how all sectors perform their functions in society. In several countries, these emergencies combined the pandemic and other man-made and natural disasters: “double disaster”, which affected the health, safety, and well-being of both individuals and communities. Students are a particularly vulnerable population for mental health problems considering the challenges with their transitions to adulthood. Using narrative analysis, this study explored the impacts of a double disaster on the mental health of students and how they cope up with these emergencies. The results showed that the occurrence of natural disasters during the lockdowns from pandemic brought stress to students in adjusting to distance education, completing academic requirements, and accessing technology for online learning. Participants expressed their anxieties about the spread of the virus in the community, particularly in the disaster evacuation centers with less strictly observed social distancing, insufficient hygiene and sanitation facilities, and lack of basic needs. Participants described their learnings and coping strategies that included helping one another, following the government protocols, finding additional sources of income, using energy for important purposes only, and leaning on faith. The findings of this study would be instrumental in formulating policies and strategic measures that best complement the needs of community members during a double disaster, particularly in addressing the mental health impacts of humanitarian emergencies.

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“…The psychological conditions of victims of war have been investigated previously [ 5 , 6 ]. Studies were reporting psychological changes after brain injuries in wars [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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Depression, Anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Orthopedic War Injuries

Biçen¹,

Akdemir²,

Gülveren³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Introduction There are ongoing wars worldwide, during which significant numbers of people are injured. Several studies have indicated that high rates of depression and anxiety are seen in war-injured patients. Methods Eighty-one male patients treated between November 2019 and January 2021 far from home in a Turkish hospital due to war injuries that happened in the Libyan Civil War were investigated. Demographic characteristics and injury data of the patients were evaluated regarding age, Injury Severity Score (ISS), location of injuries, type and mechanism of injuries, operations, and accompanying traumas. The psychological statuses of the patients were evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) records filled out at the first admission to the hospital. Results The mean age of the patients was 29.8±7.7 (19-56) years. While 59 patients had fractures, 22 patients had only soft tissue injuries. Eighteen patients suffered from other accompanying injuries. While 85.2% of the patients showed symptoms of depression, 82.7% of the patients suffered from anxiety and PTSD symptoms were seen in 86.4% of the patients. Statistical analysis was performed to investigate the effects of injury severity, duration of hospitalization, number of operations, and age on depression, anxiety, and PTSD among these patients with war injuries. The results did not indicate any significant effect of injury severity, hospitalization duration, or operations. Conclusion Depression, anxiety, and PTSD are common in patients injured in wars. Injury severity does not seem to affect depression, anxiety, or PTSD in these patients.

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The impact of the Syrian conflict on population well-being

Cited by 42 publications

References 39 publications

Personality development in disruptive times: The impact of personal versus collective life events

Personality development in disruptive times: The impact of personal versus collective life events

Pandemic and Typhoon: Positive Impacts of a Double Disaster on Mental Health of Female Students in the Philippines

Depression, Anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Orthopedic War Injuries

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