TY - JOUR
T1 - PTSD symptoms and subjective traumatic outlook in the Israel-Hamas war
T2 - Capturing a broader picture of posttraumatic reactions
AU - Palgi, Yuval
AU - Greenblatt-Kimron, Lee
AU - Hoffman, Yaakov
AU - Segel-Karpas, Dikla
AU - Ben-David, Boaz
AU - Shenkman, Geva
AU - Shrira, Amit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - This study examined the unique associations of both probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and subjective traumatic outlook (STO) with psychiatric and psychological concomitants among Israelis during the Israel-Hamas War. While PTSD reflects phenomenological psychiatric reactions to traumatic events, STO reflects subjective evaluations that one is traumatized. A convenience sample of 375 Israelis aged 20–87 from around Israel completed an online survey in the first two months of the war. A series of univariate logistic and linear regressions showed that while both probable PTSD and STO were associated with significant depression and anxiety symptoms, STO showed unique associations with hope and revenge, psychological variables that may be more sensitive following exposure to human-made and war trauma. Theoretical and practical considerations regarding these results suggest that a broader picture of post-trauma reactions can be captured by accounting for both the observed symptoms (PTSD) and one's introspective perception of being traumatized (STO).
AB - This study examined the unique associations of both probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and subjective traumatic outlook (STO) with psychiatric and psychological concomitants among Israelis during the Israel-Hamas War. While PTSD reflects phenomenological psychiatric reactions to traumatic events, STO reflects subjective evaluations that one is traumatized. A convenience sample of 375 Israelis aged 20–87 from around Israel completed an online survey in the first two months of the war. A series of univariate logistic and linear regressions showed that while both probable PTSD and STO were associated with significant depression and anxiety symptoms, STO showed unique associations with hope and revenge, psychological variables that may be more sensitive following exposure to human-made and war trauma. Theoretical and practical considerations regarding these results suggest that a broader picture of post-trauma reactions can be captured by accounting for both the observed symptoms (PTSD) and one's introspective perception of being traumatized (STO).
KW - Hope
KW - Israel-Hamas war
KW - Probable clinical level of posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - Revenge
KW - Significant depressive symptoms
KW - Significant generalized anxiety symptoms
KW - Subjective traumatic outlook
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116096
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.116096
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C2 - 39067235
AN - SCOPUS:85199331539
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 339
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
M1 - 116096
ER -