Living under siege: resilience, hopelessness, and psychological distress among Palestinian students in the Gaza Strip

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dc.contributor.authorVeronese, Guidoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPepe, Alessandroen_Za
dc.contributor.authorDiab, Marwanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJamey, Yasser Abuen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKagee, Ashrafen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-03T13:55:30Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2023-04-03T13:55:30Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued2021-10en_ZA
dc.descriptionCITATION: Veronese G, Pepe A, Diab M, Abu Jamey Y, Kagee A (2021). Living under siege: resilience, hopelessness, and psychological distress among Palestinian students in the Gaza Strip. Global Mental Health 8, e40, 1–10.doi.10.1017/gmh.2021.37en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractBackground. Moving from an approach oriented to adaptation and functioning, the current paper explored the network of cumulative associations between the effects of the siege and resilience on mental health. Methods. We sought to explore the impact of the siege on psychological distress (anxiety, depression, and stress) and the moderating effect of resilience and hopelessness in a sample of 550 Palestinian university students. We hypothesized that the siege effect would impact psychological distress so that the more people were affected by the siege, the more mental symptoms of common mental disorders they would report. We also expected that the siege would negatively impact both resilience and participants’ hopelessness. Results. Findings showed that higher scores on the scale measuring effect of the siege were associated with hopelessness. Furthermore, living under siege compromised participants’ resilience. The more the siege affected individuals, the lower resilience were protecting participants mental health and the more hopelessness was exposing them to anxiety, stress, and depression. Conclusion. Our findings draw attention to how the ongoing violation of human rights influences people’s mental health in Gaza. Implications for clinicians and policymakers are discussed.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent10 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVeronese G, Pepe A, Diab M, Abu Jamey Y, Kagee A (2021). Living under siege: resilience, hopelessness, and psychological distress among Palestinian students in the Gaza Strip. Global Mental Health 8, e40, 1–10.doi.10.1017/gmh.2021.37en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi.10.1017/gmh.2021.37en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126764en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectDespair -- Palestineen_ZA
dc.subjectStudents -- Palestineen_ZA
dc.subjectMental health -- Palestineen_ZA
dc.subjectResilience -- Palestineen_ZA
dc.subjectGaza Strip -- Politics and governmenten_ZA
dc.titleLiving under siege: resilience, hopelessness, and psychological distress among Palestinian students in the Gaza Stripen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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