Who Are the Resilient Children in Conditions of Military Violence? Family- and Child-Related Factors in a Palestinian Community Sample
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The prevalence of resilience in the presence of military violence and the role of child and family characteristics fostering that resilience were analyzed in a Palestinian community sample using a person-based approach. The participants consisted of a random sample of 640 Palestinian children and adolescents, their parents, and their teachers, all living on the Gaza Strip. A medical examination of the children and adolescents was conducted to assess health
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Child development and family mental health in war and military violence: The Palestinian experience
has lasted for more than three generations and it provides a sad example of accumulation of military violence, animosity and revenge. Palestinian territories, including Gaza, have been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. This has affected the people’s lives from cradle to grave. In addition to material losses, economic disaster and lack of independence, the unsolved military conflict ...
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