METHODS: A randomly-selected sample of 971 adolescents (521 from the West Bank and 450 from the Gaza Strip regions, 42% male/57% female) completed scales measuring traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peer relations, mental health, aggression, and family functioning.
RESULTS: (1) West Bank participants reported a significantly higher level of exposure to political violence and significantly more aggression, mental health symptoms, problems in family and social functioning; (2) Participants exposed to greater political violence reported higher levels of depression, hostility, paranoid ideation, and PTSD; (3) Economic status and level of parental education were related to reduced levels of mental health symptoms and greater family functioning; (4) There were gendered differences.
CONCLUSIONS: The study provides a starting point to begin to compare the experiences and outcomes between Palestinian adolescents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a basis for considering implications for service delivery and policy makers concerned with the well being of Palestinian communities.
方法:随机抽取971名青少年样本(521名来自西岸,450名来自加沙地带地区,42%男性/57%女性)完成了衡量创伤事件的量表,创伤后应激障碍(PTSD),同伴关系,心理健康,侵略,和家庭功能。
结果:(1)西岸参与者报告的政治暴力暴露水平明显更高,侵略行为明显更多,心理健康症状,家庭和社会功能问题;(2)暴露于更大政治暴力的参与者报告抑郁程度更高,敌意,偏执的想法,和PTSD;(3)经济状况和父母教育水平与心理健康症状水平降低和家庭功能增强有关;(4)存在性别差异。
结论:该研究为开始比较西岸和加沙地带巴勒斯坦青少年之间的经历和结果提供了起点,并为考虑对服务提供和决策者的影响提供了基础与巴勒斯坦社区的福祉有关。