Parent‐adolescent coping with prolonged geopolitical conflict

A qualitative analysis focusing on distress and resilience

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21319924
AutoresDafna Albala (School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Beer Sheva Israel), Shahar Shapira (0000-0001-6258-4935, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Beer Sheva Israel, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen63
Número3
Páginas1502-1520
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily Process (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/famp.12932
PMID37647893
OpenAlexW4386273934
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas46

Adolescents who were raised in conflict‐ridden areas may face unique challenges that may also impact their transition to adulthood. We explored coping processes, distress symptoms, and resilience resources of late adolescents and their parents residing in Israeli communities bordering Gaza and exposed to ongoing conflict‐related violence. We conducted in‐depth interviews with late adolescents and one of their parents ( n = 8 dyads, 16 individual interviews). Four main themes emerged: (a) dynamic adaptation – complex movement between coping styles; (b) distress symptoms; (c) siblingship – the central role of siblings in shaping adolescent resilience; and (d) community impacts – the ways in which social and physical environment can foster resilience. The findings broaden existing coping theories and offer practical implications for practitioners providing support to populations exposed to prolonged conflicts

Coping (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Distress · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology