Supportive Relationships in Children and Adolescents Facing Political Violence and Mass Disasters

• 2019

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• Gil Aba; Stephanie Knipprath; Golan Shahar
PMID: 31410719DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-019-1068-2

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This review examines the impact of social support on youths exposed to political violence and disasters. It discusses how these events affect mental and physical health, emphasizing the role of resilience and the importance of studying the protective effects of social support. Different personality traits may affect resilience differently. Further research, especially through long-term studies, is needed to fully understand these dynamics.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather; Violence

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child; Disasters; Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Politics; Social Support; Violence; Adolescent; Resilience, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological

Institutions: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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