ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, STRESS, AND RESILIENCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS AT AL- QUDS UNIVERSITY: THE IMPACT OF WAR STARTED ON OCTOBER 7 IN PALESTINE
Date
2026-05-12
Authors
Ashraf Abu Jhaisha
Rabia H. Haddad
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Deanship of Scientific Research - Al-Quds University
Abstract
Background: The current outbreak of war in Palestine on the 7th of October 2023, heightened concerns about mental health and well-being of individuals, particularly undergraduate students in Palestine. Such traumatic experiences and political conflict did affect the social, economic, psychological, and academic status of university students in Palestine, in particular, nursing students. However, resilience is one of the moderators that may positively decrease the severity of those negative war-related symptoms.
Objective: Examine the moderation effect of resilience on the relationship between sociodemographic and personal characteristics and depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate nursing students in Palestine. Design and
Methods: A quantitative, descriptive-correlational design was utilized to investigate anxiety, depression, stress, and resilience among nursing students. A convenience sample of 325 nursing students recruited from Al-Quds University were asked to respond to a self-administered questionnaire.