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Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of trauma due to Gaza war on Palestinians' PTSD and copings strategies. A sample of 374 adults, the age ranged from 21 to 60 years with mean age 41.5 (SD=8.6), 193 were males (53.9%) and 181 were females 46.1%. Participants completed measures of experience of traumatic events (Gaza Traumatic Events Checklist-20 items, War on Gaza), PTSD, and Ways of Coping Scale. Mean traumatic events experienced 5.4 traumatic events and 42% reported full criteria of PTSD. Mean coping scores was 107.28, acquiring social support mean was 29.59, reframing mean was 31.22, seeking spiritual support mean was 15.93, mobilizing family to acquire and accept help mean was 14.14, and positive appraisal mean was 13.89. Traumatic events were significantly negatively correlated to other coping strategies such as reframing and mobilizing family to acquire and accept help. Participants with no PTSD scored more coping, acquiring social support, reframing, and seeking spiritual support, positive appraisal. While, there was no significant differences in mobilizing family to acquire and accept help with PTSD.
Highlights
Palestinians in Gaza are among the populations exposed to the highest levels of traumatization in history
Palestinians are experiencing a civil war; Palestinian factions fight for the leadership of Palestinian In United States, it has been estimated that at least half of the general population experiences one or more traumatic events during their lifetime, with approximately 6.4% to 6.8% of the population developing symptoms that meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [2,3]
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of trauma due to Gaza war on Palestinians' PTSD, and coping
Summary
Palestinians in Gaza are among the populations exposed to the highest levels of traumatization in history. Research suggests the ways individuals cope with trauma may play a more important role in their adjustment than the traumatic event itself [5]. Avoidance as a sort of coping, such as behavioral or emotional avoidance, have been associated with increased psychological distress among interpersonal violence PTSD populations [8]. Approach-oriented coping strategies, such as active coping, planning, and support seeking, have been generally deemed adaptive following exposure to stress [9]. A meta-analysis [11] demonstrated that higher coping self-efficacy, levels were consistently associated with lower levels of distress and posttraumatic stress symptom (PTSS) levels in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. The aims of the study were 1) to investigate the type of traumatic events due to war on Gaza, 2) to explore the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, 3) to find the types of coping strategies used by Palestinians to overcome the impact of trauma, 4) and to elaborate the relationships between trauma, Post traumatic stress disorder, and religious coping strategies
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