Adolescents’ individual resilience and its association with security threats, anxiety and family resilience

Finklestein, Michal; Pagorek-Eshel, Shira; Laufer, Avital

doi:10.1080/13229400.2020.1778504

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“…Resilience can be defined as the ability to cope successfully with stressful and traumatic events and retain a sense of equilibrium ( Bonanno, 2004 ; Straud et al, 2018 ). There have been indications that during highly stressful situations, resilient parents are better at handling their children ( Finklestein et al, 2020 ). Along the same lines, during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, studies have found that people who are resilient, and individuals who use positive, active, or problem-focused coping, worry less and have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression than people who are not ( Barzilay et al, 2020 ; Haven et al, 2020 ; Munk et al, 2020 ; Song et al, 2020 ; Yu et al, 2020 ).…”

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Parents’ Perceptions of Children’s Behavioral Difficulties and the Parent–Child Interaction During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Laufer

Bitton

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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The study examined parents’ perceptions of their children’s behavioral difficulties (CBD) and positive parent–child interaction (PCI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Israel, as well as the associations among parents’ psychological distress, parents’ COVID-19–related worries, parents’ coping, and parents’ resilience. Participants were 437 parents of minor children. Parents reported more behavioral and emotional difficulties alongside with more quality time with their children. Parents’ distress and COVID-19–related worries were positively related to CBD. Emotion-focused coping mediated the association between psychological distress and CBD, while resilience mediated the association between distress and PCI. The study results indicated that parents perceived their children as having greater difficulties, but they also perceived more positive parent–child interactions, during the lockdown. Parents’ distress appears to have been a significant variable in perceived child’s difficulties during the lockdown.

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Parents’ Perceptions of Children’s Behavioral Difficulties and the Parent–Child Interaction During the COVID-19 Lockdown

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Bitton

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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“…In fact, resilience in the face of adversity is the capacity to move ahead under adverse circumstances, a human response that leads to better health, both mentally and physically. Resilient people were found to enjoy better physical and mental health, lower levels of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and PTS, compared to people who are less resilient (Hu et al, 2015;Straud et al, 2018;Finklestein et al, 2020).…”

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“…Total CD-RISC scores representative of resilience were utilized for this study (α = 0.89). The scale has been used in Hebrew (Finklestein et al, 2020).…”

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Fear of the Unknown: Does Fear of Terrorism Differ From Fear of Contracting COVID-19?

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Laufer

2021

Front. Psychol.

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The aim of the study was to explore whether living under constant security threat would result in better coping and higher resilience when exposed to an unknown threat such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, fear of COVID-19 and fear of terrorism as well as the associations with coping strategies and resilience were examined among Israelis living in conflict zones as well as Israelis living in the center, where exposure to security incidents is rare. Six hundred and fifteen Israeli adults (260 men and 356 women) were interviewed via the internet while Israel was under mandatory first lockdown. Fear of COVID-19 was found to be higher than fear of terrorism among both groups. those living in the conflict zones and those living in the central Israel. In contradiction to our assumption, we found that those who were living in a conflict zone did not exhibit higher levels of resilience and did not cope better when exposed to a new threat—even though they may be more skilled at handling prolonged exposure to a threat such as terrorism. A regression analysis indicated that the best predictor of both fear of COVID-19 and of terrorism is financial concerns—more than geographical area.

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“…Resilience provides individuals with an array of coping mechanisms to deal effectively with adverse life events (Besser et al, 2014). Recent studies have highlighted the substantial role of resilience in protecting individuals from the harsh outcomes of exposure to trauma (Finklestein et al, 2020). Resilient individuals have been found to enjoy better physical and mental health, as greater resilience was associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, and PTSD symptoms (Straud et al, 2018).…”

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“…Within the Israeli context, citizens residing in the southern region, in the communities bordering the Gaza Strip, have been exposed to ongoing missile attacks originating from the Gaza Strip since 2001 (Finklestein et al, 2020). Individuals living in an ongoing traumatic reality of recurrent missile attacks might be at increased risk for emotional problems that include fear, anxiety (Shahrabani et al, 2019), and posttraumatic stress (Dekel & Nuttman-Shwartz, 2009).…”

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Psychological functioning during the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of exposure to continuous traumatic stress in conflict-ridden regions.

Amram-Vaknin¹,

Lipshits-Braziler²,

Tatar³

2022

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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The present study investigates the role of two risk factors (exposure to continuous traumatic stress and unemployment) and two psychological stress-related factors (resilience and coping) on individuals’ emotional state during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The data were collected using online questionnaire from 778 individuals in April 2020 during Israel’s first lockdown. Israeli citizens who had been exposed for many years to recurrent missile attacks (n = 379) reported higher rates of anxiety and stress following the COVID-19 lockdown and lower rates of resilience, compared with those residing in regions not exposed to missile attacks. During the lockdown, unemployed participants (n = 416), in comparison with working respondents, reported more depression and stress, lower resilience, and greater use of behavioral and mental disengagement coping strategies. The results showed that resilience (β = −.38, p < .001) is associated with lower depression, anxiety, and stress, whereas the more frequent use of disengagement coping (β = .31, p < .001) is associated with higher depression, anxiety, and stress. Furthermore, resilience was shown to moderate the association between disengagement coping and emotional state. Findings suggest that exposure to continuous traumatic stress and unemployment may comprise potential risk factors for psychological difficulties during COVID-19 lockdown, whereas resilience and applying less disengagement coping can be considered protective factors.

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Adolescents’ individual resilience and its association with security threats, anxiety and family resilience

Cited by 37 publications

References 61 publications

Parents’ Perceptions of Children’s Behavioral Difficulties and the Parent–Child Interaction During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Parents’ Perceptions of Children’s Behavioral Difficulties and the Parent–Child Interaction During the COVID-19 Lockdown

Fear of the Unknown: Does Fear of Terrorism Differ From Fear of Contracting COVID-19?

Psychological functioning during the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of exposure to continuous traumatic stress in conflict-ridden regions.

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