Living in the shadow of occupation: Life satisfaction and positive emotion as protective factors in a group of Palestinian school children

Veronese, Guido; Castiglioni, M; Barola, Gianpiero; Said, Mahmud

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.10.002

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“…In addition, green spaces for meeting and for sport must be developed. These findings support previous work that showed that For Palestinian refugees, a large part of wellbeing is accounted for by the dimensions of friends and family [32]. Furthermore, in Moroccan Field Hospital, we noticed that many patients prefer to discuss with other refugees for several hours in waiting area and leave the hospital without even seeing the doctor.…”

Section: Exploring Refugee Camp Needs: An Empirical Investigation Of supporting

confidence: 79%

Exploring Refugee Camp Needs: An Empirical Investigation of Maslow's Theory in Za’atari Camp in 2013

Bouaïti¹,

Kessouati²,

Gartoum³

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Section: Exploring Refugee Camp Needs: An Empirical Investigation Of supporting

confidence: 79%

Exploring Refugee Camp Needs: An Empirical Investigation of Maslow's Theory in Za’atari Camp in 2013

Bouaïti¹,

Kessouati²,

Gartoum³

et al. 2016

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“…Despite the huge body of research confirming both the robustness of the CRIES measure (Giannopoulou et al, 2006a;Perrin, Meiser-Stedman, & Smith, 2005) and its factorial structure in adult as well as child populations, it is appropriate to reflect on the potential for misuse or misinterpretation of the instrument in contexts of ongoing and irresolvable conflict as well as in the specific population assessed in this study (Veronese, Castiglioni, Barola, & Said, 2012). The majority of individuals living in the Palestinian territories are continuously exposed to danger and harassment.…”

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Psychometric Properties of IES-R, Short Arabic Version in Contexts of Military Violence

Veronese

Pepe

2013

Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective: Professional social workers and emergency workers operating in war contexts may develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following exposure to traumatic events. Impact of trauma must be accurately assessed by researchers via robust models of measurement. In this article, measurement models for the 13-item Children's Revised Impact of Event scale (CRIES-13), Arabic version were assessed in an adult population operating in a war context. Method: A sample (N ¼ 218) of in-service adult Palestinian helpers was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. Results: Findings supported adoption of a bidimensional model comprising two normally distributed measures labeled intrusion and avoidance as a quantitative screening tool for PTSD in contexts of military violence. Conclusion: The solid psychometric properties of CRIES in an adult population suggest its use as a short version of the Impact of Event scale-Revised (IES), Arabic version (IES-R-13).

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“…Regarding Palestinian children, symptomsoriented clinical interventions focused on reducing traumatic and stress responses to war and violence may risk undermining the children's natural competence and ability to adjust, reproducing phenomena such as isolation, stigma and passivity that are associated with the policies and strategies of occupation (Spelling et al, 2012;Veronese et al, 2011Veronese et al, , 2012a. Participatory intervention focused on children's 'ease' and well-being may help to offset the downsides of emergency frameworks, promoting the competence and natural abilities involved in adjustment to trauma and positive functioning (Barber, 2013;Veronese et al, 2010).…”

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‘When the doors of Hell close’: Dimensions of well-being and positive adjustment in a group of Palestinian children living amidst military and political violence

Veronese

Castiglioni

2013

Childhood

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Palestinian children living amidst political and military violence are often labeled as affected by post-traumatic stress syndromes. Some researchers report that a majority of Palestinian children suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress-related psychiatric impairments in the wake of military incursions and bombings. On the other hand, data from field research and clinical experience show that these children continue to display positive functioning in terms of adjustment to trauma, despite the adverse environmental conditions. This article reports on qualitative research with children from two refugee camps in the West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Nur Shams and Tulkarm. Thematic content analysis was applied to narratives and written materials produced by 74 school-age children during two summer camps held in the Tulkarm region in 2010 and 2011. The aims of the study were: (a) to explore the domains of well-being that help children cope with violence and insecurity and (b) to investigate whether experiential activities focused on emotional and relational competences influenced children's selfperceived well-being. Personal, environmental, micro-and macro-social factors were identified as playing a role in well-being. The article discusses the limitations of the study and its implications for clinical and community work with children exposed to political and military threat.

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Living in the shadow of occupation: Life satisfaction and positive emotion as protective factors in a group of Palestinian school children

Cited by 48 publications

References 64 publications

Exploring Refugee Camp Needs: An Empirical Investigation of Maslow's Theory in Za’atari Camp in 2013

Exploring Refugee Camp Needs: An Empirical Investigation of Maslow's Theory in Za’atari Camp in 2013

Psychometric Properties of IES-R, Short Arabic Version in Contexts of Military Violence

‘When the doors of Hell close’: Dimensions of well-being and positive adjustment in a group of Palestinian children living amidst military and political violence

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