Assessing Lebanese Children's Reactions to War-Related Stress

Autor/inn/en	El Zein, Heyam Lutfi; Ammar, Diala F.
Titel	Assessing Lebanese Children's Reactions to War-Related Stress
Quelle	In: Journal of Loss and Trauma, 16 (2011) 3, S.195-204 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1532-5024
Schlagwörter	Identification; Foreign Countries; Anxiety; Children; Stress Variables; War; Measures (Individuals); Proximity; Mental Health; Gender Differences; Trauma; Family (Sociological Unit); Control Groups; Prevention; Benchmarking; Lebanon; State Trait Anxiety Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ausland; Angst; Child; Kind; Kinder; Krieg; Messdaten; Lebensnähe; Psychohygiene; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familie; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Libanon
Abstract	This exploratory study investigates the psychological effect of the 2006 war on Lebanese children. A sample of 110 exposed and 105 nonexposed children (9-12 years) balanced for age and gender were assessed using Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The analysis aimed at investigating the effect of proximity, exposure to combat, and family loss on children's anxiety levels. Results revealed no gender differences in anxiety level. Combat-exposed children were more anxious than nonexposed children. Children with primary family loss were significantly more anxious and stressed than controls. The association between traumatic war situations in Lebanon and anxiety could have implications for benchmarking, early detection, and preventive efforts. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10