TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Does self-complexity moderate the effects of exposure to political violence for adolescents?
JO  - Anxiety, stress, and coping
A1  - Slone, Michelle
A1  - Roziner, Ilan
SP  - 659
EP  - 673
VL  - 26
IS  - 6
N2  - This study examined the moderating role of self-complexity (SC) on well-being (WB) and psychopathology among Israeli adolescents exposed to the Second Lebanon War (2006). Adolescents (N=584, mean age 16.41) completed a SC measure, Political and Negative Life Events (NLE) scales, Brief Symptom Inventory and Satisfaction with Life Scale. The theoretical model analyzed the function of SC as a moderator of exposure effects to political life events (PLE), while controlling for general NLE. Results corroborated the model with SC moderating the effects of the war-related PLE. Adolescents with low SC are at risk for damaged WB and psychiatric consequences from political violence exposure. This opens a diagnostic avenue for identification of at-risk adolescents in this socio-political context toward whom clinical programs should be directed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1061-5806
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2013.782396
ID  - ref1
ER  -