TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Exposure to threat of war and terror, political attitudes, stress, and life satisfaction among teenagers in Israel
JO  - Journal of Adolescence
A1  - Shamai, Michal
A1  - Kimhi, Shaul
SP  - 165
EP  - 176
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-1971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.03.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -