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

IF 3.2 3区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL Clinical psychology & psychotherapy Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI:10.1002/cpp.3021

Wafaa Sowan, Svetlana Baziliansky

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Abstract

Background

On 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.

Objectives

The 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.

Methods

This cross-sectional study involved 393 Israeli citizens. Participants answered questionnaires on exposure to war, IU, coping strategies and ASS.

Results

The 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.

Conclusions

Individuals 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.

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十月七日战争中的急性应激症状、不确定性耐受性和应对策略。

背景情况：2023 年 10 月 7 日，数百名哈马斯武装战斗人员突破安全边界围栏，从加沙地带进入以色列。1400 多名以色列公民被杀害，239 人被绑架。许多以色列公民经历了这些造成心理创伤的事件，这些事件造成了压力和不确定性：本研究旨在探讨战争暴露（在较远的圈子里）、不确定性不容忍（IU）和脱离应对对急性应激症状（ASS）的影响。首先，我们研究了战争风险和不确定性不容忍度是否与急性应激症状直接相关。其次，我们检验了脱离应对在战争暴露、IU 和 ASS 关系中的中介作用：这项横断面研究涉及 393 名以色列公民。结果：研究结果表明，暴露于战争的程度越高，IU 就越高：研究结果表明，更高的战争暴露和更高的 IU 水平与更密集的 ASS 直接相关，而这种关联在一定程度上被更多地使用脱离现实的应对策略所调节：结论：战争期间的个体有可能经历高水平的 ASS 并发展成 ASD。然而，战争暴露程度本身与 ASS 无关，但与个人资源和应对策略有关。

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Clinical psychology & psychotherapy PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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