Voice of the Indirect Victims: Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of Terrorism on Turkish Young Adults

Examining psychological resilience and posttraumatic growth following terrorist attacks in Turkey.

“…In addition, the period between the age of 18 and 25, also called emerging adulthood, is a unique developmental stage that is different from adolescence and young adulthood demographically, subjectively, and in terms of identity exploration (Arnett, 2000). During this age period, exposure to terrorism might enhance already existing internal confusions, shatter assumptions of human benevolence and worthiness of oneself, decrease attachment to place (Okay & Karanci, 2020), and have a scarring effect on self (Schiller, Pinus, Hammen, & Shahar, 2019). Therefore, it is important to understand the experiences of this group following possible traumatic events.…”