Acute Stress Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping Strategies in Reaction to the October 7 War

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Main Authors: Wafaa Sowan, Svetlana Baziliansky
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contents Acute Stress Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping Strategies in Reaction to the October 7 War Wafaa Sowan Svetlana Baziliansky Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy ABSTRACTBackgroundOn 7 October 2023, hundreds of armed Hamas fighters breached the security border fence and entered Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 1400 Israeli citizens were murdered, and 239 individuals were kidnapped. Many Israeli citizens experienced these occurrences as psychologically traumatic events that caused stress and uncertainty.ObjectivesThe present study aimed to examine the relationship between exposure to war (in more distant circles), intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and disengaged coping on acute stress symptoms (ASS). First, we examined whether exposure to war and IU were directly associated with ASS. Second, we tested the mediating role of disengaged coping in the relationship among war exposure, IU and ASS.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study involved 393 Israeli citizens. Participants answered questionnaires on exposure to war, IU, coping strategies and ASS.ResultsThe study results indicate that higher exposure and higher levels of IU were directly associated with more intensive ASS, and this association was partially mediated by higher use of disengaged coping strategies.ConclusionsIndividuals during wartime are at risk of experiencing high levels of ASS and developing ASD. However, degree of exposure to war alone was not associated with ASS, but it was related to personal resources and coping strategies. 10.1002/cpp.3021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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spellingShingle Acute Stress Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping Strategies in Reaction to the October 7 War
Wafaa Sowan
Svetlana Baziliansky
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Acute Stress Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping Strategies in Reaction to the October 7 War Wafaa Sowan Svetlana Baziliansky Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy ABSTRACTBackgroundOn 7 October 2023, hundreds of armed Hamas fighters breached the security border fence and entered Israel from the Gaza Strip. More than 1400 Israeli citizens were murdered, and 239 individuals were kidnapped. Many Israeli citizens experienced these occurrences as psychologically traumatic events that caused stress and uncertainty.ObjectivesThe present study aimed to examine the relationship between exposure to war (in more distant circles), intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and disengaged coping on acute stress symptoms (ASS). First, we examined whether exposure to war and IU were directly associated with ASS. Second, we tested the mediating role of disengaged coping in the relationship among war exposure, IU and ASS.MethodsThis cross‐sectional study involved 393 Israeli citizens. Participants answered questionnaires on exposure to war, IU, coping strategies and ASS.ResultsThe study results indicate that higher exposure and higher levels of IU were directly associated with more intensive ASS, and this association was partially mediated by higher use of disengaged coping strategies.ConclusionsIndividuals during wartime are at risk of experiencing high levels of ASS and developing ASD. However, degree of exposure to war alone was not associated with ASS, but it was related to personal resources and coping strategies. 10.1002/cpp.3021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
title Acute Stress Symptoms, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Coping Strategies in Reaction to the October 7 War
topic Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cpp.3021