Antisemitism on Campus in the Wake of October 7: Examining Stress, Coping, and Depressive Symptoms Among Jewish Students

Stress and Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 41(1)

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

ABSTRACT The Hamas‐led terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, were an inflection point that spurred a global rise antisemitism. College and university campuses particularly affected. Given the adverse impacts of prejudice discrimination for mental health dearth research psychosocial effects antisemitism, examining stress, coping, among Jewish students within this context is crucial. In study, we used longitudinal data multilevel modelling months after events 7 to examine within‐ between‐person antisemitism‐related stress associated with Israel‐Palestine conflict, approach avoidance coping depressive symptoms sample 253 college students. Within‐person results indicated increases from one's usual level attributable conflict independently heightened symptoms. Increased use was also symptoms, whereas inverse true which had protective effect. Similar observed at level. Results present work draw attention both potentially detrimental but highlight as target intervention combat such effects. findings path forward where can remain open areas inquiry by fostering resilience community individual

Language: Английский

The chain mediating role of social support and positive coping between neuroticism and depressive symptoms among graduate students

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Sept. 25, 2024

Introduction Graduate students face unprecedented levels of neuroticism and pressure compared to their peers. Despite existing research examining the connection between depressive symptoms, a gap in current understanding mediating mechanisms that act on this relationship, especially among specific student population. Methods This study investigated potential chain-mediating roles social support positive coping relationship symptoms graduate students. The participants were 1845 who provided demographic information complete assessments including Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Depression Rating Scale (BDI-II), Social Support (SSRS), Coping Style (SCSQ). analysis involved correlational chain mediation model was used investigate associations neuroticism, support, mechanisms, symptoms. Results results show significant correlations coping. Moreover, our findings verify affects through three pathways: effect coping, Discussion Overall, hypothesized conclusively fits data: Neuroticism directly influences effects as well these two variables.

Language: Английский