Empowerment amidst turmoil: The impact of protest participation against the 2023 Israeli judicial reform on individual perceived threats and self-efficacy (Preprint) DOI Creative Commons
Anat Gesser‐Edelsburg, Rana Hijazi,

Ester Eliyahu

и другие.

Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2024

BACKGROUND Protests serve as a powerful catalyst for transformations, where collective influence can lead to significant personal changes. Collective action strengthen empowerment and self-efficacy in facing threats. This aligns with WHO's definition of health promotion “enabling people increase control over improve their health”. act mechanism promoting mental well-being by providing sense agency belonging. OBJECTIVE research investigates the impact protest participation on individual Israel during 2023 judicial reform, focusing perceived METHODS Using cross-sectional online survey 570 participants, study examines psychological dimensions civic engagement activism. RESULTS The found that higher threats significantly motivated individuals participate protests. Older age was associated increased participation. Exposure verbal violence social media protest. Participation protests enhance self-efficacy, reinforcing individual's belief ability effect change. A rate activity among actively pursuing emigration, driven intrinsic motivations values. Contrary initial expectations, participants who personally experienced or police were less likely cease participating CONCLUSIONS These findings underscore importance considering engagement, particularly socio-political crises. In conclusion, activism valuable public strategy resilience, supporting communities navigating challenging times.

Язык: Английский

PTSD, depression, and anxiety after the October 7, 2023 attack in Israel: a nationwide prospective study DOI Creative Commons
Yossi Levi‐Belz,

Yoav Groweiss,

Carmel Blank

и другие.

EClinicalMedicine, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 68, С. 102418 - 102418

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2024

The magnitude of the Oct 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel was without precedent. More than 1300 civilians were murdered, and 240 kidnapped taken hostage. In this national cohort study, for which baseline outcome data established before attacks, a prospective assessment posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, generalized anxiety (GAD) conducted one month after attack.

Язык: Английский

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The mental health impact of the October 7th terror attack on Jews and Arabs in Israel: A nationwide prospective study DOI

Yoav Groweiss,

Carmel Blank, Sami Hamdan

и другие.

Psychiatry Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 337, С. 115973 - 115973

Опубликована: Май 19, 2024

Язык: Английский

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The moderating role of belongingness in the contribution of depression to suicide ideation following the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack in Israel: A nationwide prospective study DOI
Yossi Levi‐Belz,

Yael Shoval‐Zuckerman,

Carmel Blank

и другие.

Journal of Affective Disorders, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 356, С. 292 - 299

Опубликована: Апрель 12, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Brief Video Intervention to Increase Treatment-Seeking among Individuals Living in a Conflict Zone: A Randomized Controlled Trial DOI
Doron Amsalem, Shilat Haim-Nachum, Amit Lazarov

и другие.

Psychiatry Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 343, С. 116280 - 116280

Опубликована: Ноя. 20, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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The Role of Moral Injury in the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress DOI

Rebekah Kanter,

Christina M. Hassija

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is consistently associated with deleterious mental health outcomes. Moral injury, a distinct form of trauma that can arise from witnessing, engaging in, failing to prevent, or being the victim acts conflict one's moral beliefs, similarly adverse health. However, despite conceptual relation between injury and IPV, no previous research these authors' knowledge has examined this relationship. The present study investigated IPV experiences (perpetration victimization), psychological distress in sample diverse college students (N = 152). We hypothesized would be positively distress, mediate relationship distress. Results revealed significant positive correlations experiences, Mediation analyses both self-directed other-directed fully mediated perpetration while only emerged as mediator victimization These findings highlight complex relationships among underscore importance assessing IPV-affected individuals. addresses gaps literature by examining diverse, civilian survivors perpetrators.

Язык: Английский

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‘We’re all in this together’: the protective role of belongingness in the contribution of moral injury to mental health among participants in Israel’s civil protest movement DOI Creative Commons
Yossi Levi‐Belz,

Yoav Groweiss,

Iris Shachar Lavie

и другие.

European journal of psychotraumatology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Март 10, 2025

Background: Participating in long-term protests against government actions can affect protesters' mental health and expose protesters to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs), such as the betrayal by leaders they once trusted. This study aimed shed light on potential psychological buffers deleterious effects of exposure PMIEs among examine moderating role belongingness relationships between stress, PTSD depression levels.

Язык: Английский

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Treatment stigma mediates relationships between morally injurious events and depression, PTSD and anxiety symptoms DOI Creative Commons
Shilat Haim-Nachum, Amit Lazarov, John C. Markowitz

и другие.

European journal of psychotraumatology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Март 10, 2025

Background: Morally injurious events (MIEs), encompassing personal transgressions, witnessing others commit or experiencing betrayal by leaders, can conflict with one's moral/ethical principles, evoking outrage and profound mistrust. Although MIEs are associated depression, PTSD, anxiety, the mechanisms linking to psychiatric symptomatology remain unclear, especially among civilians in times of collective trauma.

Язык: Английский

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Symptoms of adjustment disorder during social unrest: The role of varied stances in Israel's sociopolitical climate DOI
Yafit Levin, Rahel Bachem, Elazar Leshem

и другие.

Journal of Affective Disorders, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Amplified psychological reaction to civil unrest among Holocaust survivor descendants DOI Creative Commons
Amit Shrira, Lee Greenblatt‐Kimron, Menachem Ben‐Ezra

и другие.

Stress and Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июнь 15, 2024

Abstract The evidence regarding the intergenerational effects of Holocaust points to a heightened sensitivity traumatic and stressful events, as well threats. These were found across at least three generations: survivors themselves, their children, grandchildren. More specifically, this is manifested in increased psychological reactions adverse circumstances, especially when such situations trigger associations with Holocaust. During 2023 Israel has experienced unprecedented civil unrest protests following government's plan promote judicial overhaul. Many expressed fears for Israeli democracy integrity social fabric Israel. current study examined how descendants (i.e., children grandchildren survivors) prolonged unrest. A web‐based random sample 706 Jews born after World War II completed questionnaires several months before began (Wave 1, 2022) seven into 2, 2023). Supporting most our hypotheses, reported higher salience more preoccupation political upheaval) relative comparison those not directly exposed Holocaust). Relative descendants, also greater risk reporting exacerbation anxiety since overhaul was introduced, but depression or somatisation symptoms. Results remained significant controlling Wave 1 distress level, background characteristics, level engagement unrest, participants' viewpoint on findings further corroborate unique stress among time by highlighting during period turmoil.

Язык: Английский

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The impact of potentially morally injurious experience of betrayal on PTSD and depression following the October 7th terror attack DOI Creative Commons
Yossi Levi‐Belz, Carmel Blank,

Yoav Groweiss

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 4, 2024

With about 1200 individuals murdered, the massacre of October 7th was one deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history. The mental health consequences have been documented. However, little is known impact potentially morally injurious experience (PMIE) betrayal––in which feel betrayed by leaders they once trusted––on levels psychological burden aftermath such an attack. In this national prospective cohort study, we examined to what extent PMIE betrayal exacerbates risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression wake A representative sample 710 Israeli adults (362 female, 51.1%), Jews (557, 79.9%) Arabs (153, 20.1%), aged 18–85 (M = 41.01, SD 13.72) completed validated self-report questionnaires assessing PTSD, depression, PMIE-betrayal at two timepoints: T1, August 2023 (6–7 weeks before attack) T2, November (5–6 after attack). hierarchical logistic regressions, found that predicted diagnoses both PTSD (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.26–2.92) 2.03, 1.37–3.01) beyond probable PTSD/depression T1 demographic trauma-related variables. Moreover, repeated-measure analyses predicting symptoms, significant interactions between trajectories PMIE-betrayal, meaning increase symptoms significantly higher among participants experiencing context Our study highlights on dramatic psychopathology following terror attack Israel's population. Clinicians treating coping with should attend their patients' possible exposure policymakers take steps repair public's experience.

Язык: Английский

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