@article{ref1,
title="Exposure to threat of war and terror, political attitudes, stress, and life satisfaction among teenagers in Israel",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2006",
author="Shamai, Michal and Kimhi, Shaul",
volume="29",
number="2",
pages="165-176",
abstract="The study examines the pattern of relations between level of threat, political attitude (willingness for political compromise), and well-being (level of stress and life satisfaction) among Israeli teenagers in reaction to Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. Participants were 419 teenagers from two residential areas: the Northern area (close to the Israeli-Lebanese border) and the Central area (distant from the border). The results show: (a) significant differences between the two groups on: political attitude (Center scored higher), on level of stress (North scored higher), and on life satisfaction (North scored lower); (b) a significant negative correlation between exposure to threat and political attitude; (c) significant negative correlations between political attitude and measures of stress, and a significant positive correlation with life satisfaction; (d) political attitude mediates between level of threat and well-being. Political and educational implications, and mental health policy are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.03.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.03.003"
}