@article{ref1,
title="The impact of political violence on psychosocial functioning of individuals and families: the case of Palestinian adolescents",
journal="Child and adolescent mental health",
year="2012",
author="Al-Krenawi, Alean and Graham, John R.",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="14-22",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The impact of political violence on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents and their families was compared for surveyed populations from two regions of Palestine.   METHOD: A randomly-selected sample of 971 adolescents (521 from the West Bank and 450 from the Gaza Strip regions, 42% male/57% female) completed scales measuring traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peer relations, mental health, aggression, and family functioning.   RESULTS: (1) West Bank participants reported a significantly higher level of exposure to political violence and significantly more aggression, mental health symptoms, problems in family and social functioning; (2) Participants exposed to greater political violence reported higher levels of depression, hostility, paranoid ideation, and PTSD; (3) Economic status and level of parental education were related to reduced levels of mental health symptoms and greater family functioning; (4) There were gendered differences.   CONCLUSIONS: The study provides a starting point to begin to compare the experiences and outcomes between Palestinian adolescents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a basis for considering implications for service delivery and policy makers concerned with the well being of Palestinian communities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1475-357X",
doi="10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00600.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2011.00600.x"
}