Abstract
The goal of this study was to examine whether the retributive justice enacted by the elimination of the oppressive regime in Iraq has positive mental health effects on Iraqi refugees. The study was conducted on a sample of 501 Iraqi refugees. Data was collected with measures for retributive justice, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), cumulative trauma, futuristic orientation, sociocultural adjustment, post-traumatic growth, social support, and other measures. Multiple regression and path analyses found that the variable regaining self-control and executive functions was the most predictive of the positive mental health gains. However, improvements in PTSD symptoms were not observed, possibly because of previous traumas or the ongoing trauma of discrimination and the war in Iraq.
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