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- Title
The impact of resource loss on Holocaust survivors facing war and terrorism in Israel.
- Authors
Dekel, R; Hobfoll, S E
- Abstract
We examined the distress level of 102 Holocaust survivors in Israel during a recent period of continuous exposure of the Israeli population to terror and the threat of missile attack. Based on the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, we explored the contribution of losses suffered during the Holocaust and of current loss of resources due to terror attacks on their distress level. Twenty one percent of the sample had probable PTSD and high psychological distress levels in general. Current loss of psychosocial resources contributed significantly to survivors' current PTSD symptomatology and general psychological distress, above the contribution of the previous Holocaust-related loss. Our findings support COR theory, which states that traumatic events are associated with ongoing and often rapid loss of resources. Resource loss, in turn, is associated with higher distress levels. Moreover, current loss of resources compounds the impact of earlier resource losses incurred during the Holocaust.
- Publication
Aging & mental health, 2007, Vol 11, Issue 2, p159
- ISSN
1360-7863
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/13607860600736141