RT Journal Article
T1 Traumatic Events Exposure and Psychological Trauma in Children Victims of War in the Gaza Strip
A1 Manzanero Puebla, Antonio Lucas
A1 Crespo López, María
A1 Barón Vioque, Susana
A1 Scott, Teresa
A1 El-Astal, Sofián
A1 Hemaid, Fairouz
AB The present article studies war-related trauma and its effects on children living in the Gaza Strip, 6 months after the attack launched by the Israeli army on July 8, 2014, which lasted for 51 days. The objective was twofold: (a) to identify the prevalence of exposure to traumatic events and (b) to examine the symptoms of traumatic stress in children as described by their parents or tutors using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). Data from 1,850 male and female children aged between 6 and 15 years living in the Gaza Strip were collected throughout the months of February and April 2015, that is 6 months after the attack. Results showed that the majority of the children were exposed to bombardments and residential area destruction (83.51%), were confined at home unable to go outside (72.92%), were witness to the profanation of mosques (70.38%), were exposed to combat situations (66.65%), and saw corpses (59.95%). A sample of 275 males (28.3%) and 232 females (26.5%) showed diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Gender and age were independent of PTSD. The presence of this pathology was positively related to the number of trauma events experienced. The type of traumatic experience was hardly related to age and gender. A greater protection on behalf of the families against exposure to traumatic events could explain these differences.
PB SAGE
SN 0886-2605
SN 1552-6518
YR 2017
FD 2017-11-23
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91235
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91235
LA eng
NO Manzanero AL, Crespo M, Barón S, Scott T, El-Astal S, Hemaid F. Traumatic Events Exposure and Psychological Trauma in Children Victims of War in the Gaza Strip. J Interpers Violence. 2021 Feb;36(3-4):1568-1587.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 ago 2024