Youth in Crisis: The Well-Being of Middle Eastern Youth and Adolescents During War and Peace

Elbedour, Salman

doi:10.1023/a:1022878922817

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“…Items were rated on a five-point scale (0=no problem at all to 4=extremely). The SCL-90-R measure has been used in past research of youth and adults exposed to war-traumas (Elbedour, 1998; Laor et al, 2001), demonstrating good internal consistency (.95-.96 in Elbedour, 1998). Internal consistency was .80 among parents in this study.…”

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“…We identified only four studies that included controls and followed disaster-exposed children into adulthood (Bolton, O’Ryan, Udwin, Boyle, & Yule, 2000; Green et al, 1994; McFarlane & Van Hooff, 2009; Morgan, Scourfield, Williams, Jasper, & Lewis, 2003; Yule et al, 2000). Further, although several studies document the psychological consequences of war exposure on children (Elbedour, 1998; Zeidner, 2005), we were unable to locate any study that tracked children into adulthood and assessed the role of psychosocial factors in the long-term psychological consequences of war exposure. The current study addressed this gap by tracking into young adulthood children who were exposed to the Gulf crisis in 1990-1991.…”

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Psychological Distress in Young Adults Exposed to War-Related Trauma in Childhood

Llabre

Hadi

Greca

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Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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Objective We tested a conceptual model of the effect of war-trauma exposure in childhood on psychological distress in young adulthood. Method Participants included 151 urban Kuwaiti children (51% female; M age = 10.62 years) exposed to the 1990-1991 Gulf crisis (assessed in 1993); participants also included 140 parents (81% female; M age mothers = 36.50 years; M age fathers = 41 years). In 2003, 120 participants were reassessed as young adults (50% female; M age = 21.19 years). Results The conceptual model was evaluated with structural equations. War-trauma exposure was associated with psychological distress in children and parents, but parents reported larger effects than children. Parents’ psychological distress did not contribute to children’s psychological distress. Children’s psychological distress did not dissipate over time. Social support may function as a potential mediator of the effect of war-trauma exposure on psychological distress. Conclusions Findings support the importance of early detection and treatment of children exposed to war-trauma. Findings also implicate social support as a factor to consider in clinical interventions for children exposed to war-trauma.

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Psychological Distress in Young Adults Exposed to War-Related Trauma in Childhood

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Hadi

Greca

et al. 2013

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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“…Ali's life story is saturated with the emotional experience and ideological perspective of life under Israeli occupation. His is a story that has become increasingly well-documented, as research on Palestinian youth continues to demonstrate the effect of the conflict on psychological well-being (e.g., Auerbach, Yirmiya, & Kamel, 1996;Barber, 1999a;Elbedour, 1998;Garbarino & Kostelny, 1996;Zakrison, Shahen, Mortaja, & Hamel, 2004). Palestinian youth of the first intifada may have channeled the tragedy of their life experiences into political action (e.g., Barber, 2001;Barber et al, 2005), thereby instilling a narrative of resilience and struggle.…”

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Identity, Conflict, and Coexistence

Hammack

2006

Journal of Adolescent Research

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Assuming a cultural psychology approach, this study examines the life stories of 30 Israeli and Palestinian adolescent participants in a coexistence program. Prior to participation, youth identity was characterized by polarization in which an ingroup ideology is internalized with little understanding of the outgroup's ideological perspective. Three identity-related outcomes emerged following participation. Identity transcendence, in which a reduction in salience of ingroup ideology was accompanied by increased recognition of outgroup ideological legitimacy, characterized the most common immediate outcome. Identity accentuation characterized the long-term impact for most youth, whose ideological identifications ultimately conformed to an ingroup identity narrative. Identity conflict occurred among youth who struggled to integrate the experience of coexistence into the life story. Findings suggest (a) the challenges of identity intervention in the context of intractable conflict, and (b) a context-specific theory of identity in which polarized identities contribute to the reproduction and intractability of the conflict across generations.

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“…They come from a continent where all measured nations have a low subjective QOL (e.g., Cummins, 1998;E. Diener & M. Diener, 1995) and where, particularly in the Middle East, distress symptoms are known to be more marked then in the west (e.g., Elbedour, 1998). Moreover, their national language is not English and their distinctive forms of female dress are likely to set them apart from others in their community.…”

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The Relationships Between Migration, Social Support, and Social Integration on Quality of Life

2001

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Past research indicates that humans have a remarkable ability to maintain normal levels of subjective wellbeing despite adverse objective circumstances. This suggests that such wellbeing may be held under homeostatic control. This paper investigates some of the potential factors that may contribute to this homeostatic mechanism, in response to the major life event of migration. Three groups were examined: Persian immigrants to Australia (Persian-Australians), non-Persian Australians, and Persians residing in Iran. A total of 330 subjects were recruited. A notable finding was that all three groups did not differ in regard to subjective wellbeing, despite the Persian-Australians being a minority ethnic group in Australia, and the Persians having significantly lower objective life quality. The Persian-Australians who migrated at an older age reported lower subjective quality of life, while the number of years of residence in Australia did not appear to be related to the extent of social integration. Subjective life quality was, however, related to subjective social support for the Australian and Persian samples, and to reciprocality of support for the Persian-Australians.

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Youth in Crisis: The Well-Being of Middle Eastern Youth and Adolescents During War and Peace

Cited by 20 publications

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Psychological Distress in Young Adults Exposed to War-Related Trauma in Childhood

Psychological Distress in Young Adults Exposed to War-Related Trauma in Childhood

Identity, Conflict, and Coexistence

The Relationships Between Migration, Social Support, and Social Integration on Quality of Life

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