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Resiliency factors predicting psychological adjustment after political violence among Palestinian children

Punamäki, Raija-Leena; Qouta, Samir; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Taylor & Francis Group, 2001)

The effects of cognitive capacity, perceived parenting, traumatic events, and activity, which were first measured in the midst of the political violence of the Intifada in 1993, were examined on post-traumatic stress ...

Mental flexibility as resiliency factor among children exposed to political violence

Qouta, Samir; El-Sarraj, Eyad; Punamäki, Raija-Leena (Taylor & Francis Group, 2001)

The research focused on mental flexibility versus rigidity in explaining psychological adjustment in the violent conditions of Intifada, and in more peaceful times 3 years later, among 86 Palestinian children. A picture ...

House demolition and mental health: Victims and witnesses

Qouta, Samir; Punamäki, Raija-Leena; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Taylor & Francis, 1997)

The research examines the immediate effects of losing one’s home and witnessing the demolition of others houses on the mental health of Palestinian adults and children. The loss group consisted of 47 adults whose homes ...

Prison experiences and coping styles among Palestinian men

Qouta, Samir; Punamäki, Raija-Leena; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1997)

Our aim was to describe different types of prison experience and to analyze their relations with background and psychological variables. Seventy-nine male Palestinian ex-prisoners were interviewed about their prison ...

Models of traumatic experiences and children's psychological adjustment: The roles of perceived parenting and the children's own resources and activity

Punamäki, Raija‐leena; Qouta, Samir; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1997)

The relations between traumatic events, perceived parenting styles, children's resources, political activity, and psychological adjustment were examined among 108 Palestinian boys and girls of 11‐12 years of age. The results ...

Relationships between traumatic events, children's gender, and political activity, and perceptions of parenting styles

Punamaki, Raija-Leena; Qouta, Samir; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Taylor & Francis Group, 1997)

The associations between traumatic events, children's gender and political activity, and parenting styles were examined among 108 Palestinians of 11-12 years of age. The results showed that the more the children were exposed ...

The impact of the peace treaty on psychological well-being: A follow-up study of Palestinian children

Qouta, Samir; Punamäki, Raija-Leena; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Pergamon, 1995)

This research examined the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty and Palestinian children's perception of it on their self-esteem and neuroticism. We also studied the relative importance of earlier exposure to ...

The relations between traumatic experiences, activity, and cognitive and emotional responses among Palestinian children

Qouta, Samir; Punamäki, Raija-Leena; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Taylor & Francis Group, 1995)

The relations between the level of traumatic experiences, degree of active participation in the Intifada, and cognitive and emotional responses were studied among 108 Palestinian children of 11–12 years of age in the Gaza ...

Trauma and mental health of children in Gaza.

Abu Hein, F; Qouta, Samir; Thabet, A; El-Sarraj, Eyad (BMJ Publishing Group, 1993)

EDrTOR,-In the past couple of weeks my practice has been asked to look after two elderly residents in local part III accommodation, who arrived with no medical notes and no explanation of why they were receiving major and ...

Palestinian children under curfew

Qouta, Samir; El-Sarraj, Eyad (Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, 1993)