أعراض ما بعد الصدمة وآليات التكيف لدى الأطفال الفلسطينيين الذين يسكنون بالقرب من البؤر الاستيطانية في البلدة القديمة من مدينة الخليل
Date
2010-01-01
Authors
رانيا عبدالحميد رجب دنديس
Rania Abd Alhamed Rajab Dandees
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AL-Quds University
جامعة القدس
جامعة القدس
Abstract
This comparative study addressed the symptoms of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and coping mechanisms among the Palestinian children who
live near the settlements of the old city of Hebron. The filed work measures of
the study have been implemented during the period of December 2008 and
April 2009. The population of the study consisted of children between the
ages of (10-18) years. For research purposes, the population of the study
consisted of a control group and a research group, to examine whether there
are statistical significant differences among those who are exposed almost
daily to suffering and harassment by the presence of the settlements in the
neighborhoods where they live and the residents of other neighborhoods
which does not have settlements near them. The research sample was formed
using (204) children, (102) children in the research group and (102) children
in the control group. To reach the sample of the study the researcher adopted
a stratified random sampling technique to choose the members of the two
groups.
The study aimed to identify the quality of the traumatic experiences
encountered by members of the experimental group (children who are living
near settlements) and whether they have symptoms of post-traumatic stress
disorder. In addition, the study aimed at checking the adjustment methods
used by the respondents in dealing with psychological stressors according to
the variables (sex, study level, age, and living area). Finally, the study came
up with recommendations for workers in mental health and the decision
makers to help children in getting better mental health conditionsThe questionnaire was used as an essential tool for gathering data, which
consisted of four parts. The first part contained the general preliminary data of
the study sample; the second part contained questions about the traumatic
experiences that children who live near the settlements are exposed to, to
identify their severity which consisted of (11) items. However, the third part
contained the Mississippi scale which assessed (PTSD) that was developed by
Ken and his colleges in (1988) and it consisted of (35) items. Finally, the
forth part contained the scale of adaptation with daily life stressful events,
which consisted of (30) items.
After the end of data collection and double checking and validation, it was
entered to the computer and analyzed using SPSS.
The study found statistically significant difference in the level of PTSD
symptoms of (avoidance and emotional indifference) between the controlgroup and the experimental group in relation to age, where the older
participants (18 years) had more severe symptoms.
However, in regards to the scale for adaptation to daily life events for the
experimental group, there was statistically significant difference in regards to
negative reaction dimension for the sack of those who are 16 years and older,
and also it was associated with level of education with relevance to
respondents of grade nine. Nevertheless, the responses of the control group
showed none of these differences.
In the end, the researcher suggested some recommendations for mental health
workers, policy-makers, and researchers in order to invest in the welfare of
children and provide better mental health services for them.
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الصحة النفسية المجتمعية , Community Mental Health