@article{ref1,
title="Higher residence attachment and religiosity are associated with less depressive symptoms after terror event exposure",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2021",
author="Korn, Liat and Billig, Miriam and Zukerman, Gil",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="760415-760415",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: We examined how community type, residence attachment, and religiosity contribute to resilience to depressive symptoms, psychosomatic complaints, residential stress, and avoidance behavior among students exposed to terror. <br><br>METHODS: Undergraduate students from Ariel University (N = 1,413; 62.7% females; M (age) = 26.5; SD = 6.03) completed a self-report questionnaire on socio-demographics, terror exposure, place attachment, and depressive/psychosomatic symptoms. Participants were divided into three residential groups: &quot;Ariel,&quot; &quot;Small settlement communities in Judea and Samaria&quot; or &quot;Other places in Israel.&quot; Results: Participants from small settlement communities in Judea and Samaria showed significantly fewer depressive symptoms and greater adjustment- less avoidance, psychosomatic symptoms, and residential stress- compared to those living in Ariel or other places in Israel, despite significantly higher exposure to terror. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Greater religiosity and residence attachment may protect against depressive symptom development following terror exposure. Secular, temporary residents living in highly terror-exposed areas should be targeted for community strengthening interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2021.760415",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.760415"
}