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Do adolescents know when they need help in the aftermath of war?
Author(s) -
Schiff Miriam,
PatHorenczyk Ruth,
Benbenishty Rami,
Brom Danny,
Baum Naomi,
Astor Ron Avi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20558
Subject(s) - posttraumatic stress , judaism , distress , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , help seeking , mental health , history , archaeology
This study examined Israeli Arab and Jewish students' reports on needing help, a year after the Second Lebanon War and whether students' requests for support were associated with posttraumatic distress. The representative sample included 1,800 Jewish and 2,351 Arab students, grades 7–11. The questionnaires included items regarding (a) exposure to wartime events and other negative life events, (b) measures of posttraumatic stress disorder, and (c) needing help. The results showed that about 30% of the students reported needing help from any source (e.g., parents, peers) in the aftermath of the war. Arab students were more likely to report needing help than Jewish students. The students who reported needing help experienced higher levels of posttraumatic symptoms.