Psychological Alienation and its Relationship to the Body image and Future Vision with war Causalities in Gaza 2014.

Abstract

The objective of the study: This study aims at identifying the level of psychological alienation, body image and future vision of the victims of aggression on the Gaza Strip in 2014. It also aims at investigating the relationship between each pair of the psychological alienation and body image, and the psychological alienation and future vision of the victims of aggression on the Gaza Strip in 2014. The study tool: the researcher prepared the study tools which are a psychological scale of alienation, body image and future vision. The study sample: the actual sample of the study consisted of (46) casualties in the aggression on the Gaza Strip in Khan Younis governorate who were selected deliberately. Research methodology: the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach. The most important findings of the study: The relative weight of psychological alienation was 40.72% which is a low percentage while the relative weight of body image was 57.35% and future was vision 65.29%, both are of a moderate percentage. The study also showed a positive statistically significant relationship between the total score of psychological alienation and the total score of body image and its dimensions (self-image, individual’s image through the people). There is also a statistically significant inverse relationship between the total score of psychological alienation and the total score of future vision. There are also statistically significant differences between the total score of body image and its dimensions (self-image, individual’s image through the people) and the total score for future vision of the victims of aggression on the Gaza Strip in 2014. The study also found that there is no statistically significant differences in psychological alienation, body image and future vision attributed to the variables (gender, age, marital status, citizenship, type, place of residence, type of injury), while there are statistically significant differences in psychological alienation and body image due to the variables (educational qualification, economic level). There are statistically significant differences in the future vision attributed to the variable (economic level) and the lack of statistically significant differences in the future vision attributed to the variable (academic qualification). Recommendations of the study:Employment opportunities that commensurate with the capabilities and potential of victims of aggression should be created to invest their potential of being productive people in society. Providing educational institutions and universities, places and means to help people to be reintegrated in the community and complete their education. Keywords: (psychological alienation, body image, future vision, victims of 2014 aggression)