Abstract
This study examined the moderating role of self-complexity (SC) on well-being (WB) and psychopathology among Israeli adolescents exposed to the Second Lebanon War (2006). Adolescents (N=584, mean age 16.41) completed a SC measure, Political and Negative Life Events (NLE) scales, Brief Symptom Inventory and Satisfaction with Life Scale. The theoretical model analyzed the function of SC as a moderator of exposure effects to political life events (PLE), while controlling for general NLE. Results corroborated the model with SC moderating the effects of the war-related PLE. Adolescents with low SC are at risk for damaged WB and psychiatric consequences from political violence exposure. This opens a diagnostic avenue for identification of at-risk adolescents in this socio-political context toward whom clinical programs should be directed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 659-673 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Anxiety, Stress and Coping |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- adolescence
- coping
- political violence
- psychopathology
- resilience
- self-complexity
- war
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Clinical Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)